Method for producing pulp fibers for cellulose nanofiberization, and pulp fibers for cellulose nanofiberization

    公开(公告)号:US11987932B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US18153410

    申请日:2023-01-12

    摘要: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method which is for producing pulp fibers for cellulose nanofiberization from pulp fibers of used sanitary products, and which can produce pulp fibers for cellulose nanofiberization that have low lignin content and a low distribution thereof and that have excellent cellulose nanofiberization properties. This method is described below. The method is characterized by involving: a step for supplying, from a mixed solution supply port (32) to a treatment tank (31), a mixed solution (51) which contains superabsorbent polymers and pulp fibers derived from used sanitary products; a step for supplying an ozone-containing gas (53) from an ozone-containing gas supply port (43) to a treatment solution (52) inside of the treatment tank (31); a step in which, by raising the ozone-containing gas (53) while lowering the superabsorbent polymers and pulp fibers in the treatment tank (31), the ozone-containing gas (53) is brought into contact with the superabsorbent polymers and the pulp fibers, and pulp fibers for cellulose nanofiberization are formed from the pulp fibers; and a step for discharging the treatment solution (52) from a treatment solution discharge port (33), wherein the pulp fibers for cellulose nanofiberization have a lignin content of less than or equal to 0.1 mass %.

    Method and system for recovering pulp fibers from used absorbent articles

    公开(公告)号:US11673172B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US16760107

    申请日:2018-07-26

    摘要: Provided is a method that, when pulp fibers are recovered from used absorbent articles that have been put into collection bags, makes it possible to safely and sanitarily crush the used absorbent articles while suppressing costs. A method for recovering pulp fibers from used absorbent articles, the method comprising: a crushing step (S12) in which collection bags (A) in which used absorbent articles have been sealed are put into a container (65), the collection bags in the container are transferred to a crushing device (12) that communicates with the container, and, bag by bag, the crushing device crushes the used absorbent articles in the collections bags in a deactivating aqueous solution; and a separation step (S13) in which the pulp fibers, a highly water-absorbent polymer, and the deactivating aqueous solution are separated from the crushed product and deactivating aqueous solution obtained in the crushing step.

    Process for manufacturing recycled pulp from used sanitary goods

    公开(公告)号:US10895039B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-19

    申请号:US16354046

    申请日:2019-03-14

    摘要: Provided is a process for recovering pulp fiber from used sanitary goods which contain both pulp fiber and a superabsorbent polymer and producing a recycled pulp which contains little ash and which is reusable for sanitary goods. This process comprises: a calcium treatment step for treating used sanitary goods with a water-soluble calcium compound and thereby conducting the dehydration of a superabsorbent polymer contained in the used sanitary goods; a disintegration step for applying a physical force to the used sanitary goods to disintegrate the used sanitary goods into pulp fiber and other materials; a separation step for separating the pulp fiber from a pulp fiber/other materials mixture which has been formed in the disintegration step; a disinfecting step using a disinfectant; and a citric acid treatment step for subjecting the separated pulp fiber to treatment with an aqueous citric acid solution at an acidic pH.

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECYCLED PULP FIBERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200378066A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16772235

    申请日:2017-12-20

    IPC分类号: D21C5/02 B09B3/00

    摘要: The present invention provides a method which, in the process of manufacturing recycled pulp fibers from a mixture of pulp fibers and a high water-absorption polymer, enables efficient manufacturing of the recycled pulp fibers while properly removing the high water-absorption polymer from the pulp fibers. This method comprises: a supply step (S19-2a) for supplying an aqueous solution containing a mixture (98) to a driving fluid supply port (DI) of an ejector (107) and simultaneously supplying, to a suction fluid supply port (AI) of the ejector, a gaseous substance (Z2) which is capable of degrading a high water-absorption polymer so as to make the degraded polymer dissolvable; and a treatment step (S19-2b) for discharging, from a mixed fluid discharge port (CO) of the ejector that is connected to a lower part of a treatment tank (105), a mixed liquid, which is formed when the aqueous solution and the gaseous substance are mixed within the ejector, into a treatment liquid (P2) within the treatment tank, so as to lessen the high water-absorption polymer in the mixture.

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECYCLED FIBERS, AND RECYCLED FIBERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200149220A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16625947

    申请日:2018-05-10

    摘要: In this method of producing recycled fibers by removing superabsorbent polymers from fibers containing superabsorbent polymers, recycled fibers are efficiently produced while the superabsorbent polymers are suitably removed from the fibers. This method produces recycled fibers from a mixture of fibers and superabsorbent polymers. This method involves a continuous treatment step (S36) in which, in a treatment tank (31) having a treatment solution that can dissolve superabsorbent polymers, superabsorbent polymers are dissolved while a mixed solution (51) that contains water and fibers containing superabsorbent polymers is continuously supplied at a first flow rate, and the treatment solution (52) containing the removed fibers is continuously discharged to outside of the treatment tank at a second flow rate.

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECYCLED PULP FIBERS, AND RECYCLED PULP FIBERS

    公开(公告)号:US20240050290A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18460231

    申请日:2023-09-01

    IPC分类号: A61F13/53 A61F13/49 D21C5/02

    摘要: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for producing recycled pulp fibers such that articles using the recycled pulp fibers can easily achieve a uniform whiteness and users are not prone to feel psychological resistance to articles using the recycled pulp fibers. This method is described below. The method is characterized by involving: a step for supplying, from a mixed solution supply port (32) to a treatment tank (31), a mixed solution (51) which contains superabsorbent polymers and pulp fibers derived from multiple types of used sanitary products; a step for supplying an ozone-containing gas (53) from an ozone-containing gas supply port (43) to a treatment solution (52) inside of the treatment tank (31); a step in which, by raising the ozone-containing gas (53) while lowering the superabsorbent polymers and pulp fibers in the treatment tank (31), the ozone-containing gas (53) is brought into contact with the superabsorbent polymers and the pulp fibers, and the pulp fibers are bleached to form recycled pulp fibers; and a step for discharging the treatment solution (52) from a treatment solution discharge port (33), wherein the recycled pulp fibers have a 0-10 ΔYI with respect to a standard white plate.