CHEMICAL RECOVERY SYSTEM IN AGRO

BASED PAPER MILLS

Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes

BLACK LIQUOR

WHITE LIQUOR

EVAPORATOR

CAUSTICISING

RECOVERY
BOILER

GREEN LIQUOR
Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes

Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes

Components

Wheat Straw

Rice Straw

Bagasse

Bamboo

Hard Wood

Ash %

7.2

18.4

3.5

4.9

0.9

Silica %

3.2

11.8

2.8

1.3

0.03

Lignin %

18.5

13.6

24.1

25.6

27.7

Cellulose %

46.5

48.2

34.6

17.8

24.9

Hot Water Sol %

18.2

19.0

13.3

9.5

8.1

Alc. Ben. Sol %

1.5

1.1

3.7

5.2

5.9

Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes

Increased
BL
Viscosity

Scaling

Difficulty
in Lime
Mud
Reburning

Reduced Efficiency of
Recovery Process
Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes

Submerge
Bubble Reactor

Washing

Lowering pH
(Carbonation
Method)

Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes

Lime Addition

Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes

Weak Black Liquor

8% Solids
Steam

Multiple Effect
Evaporator

Semi concentrated
Black Liquor

How does it differ from

Conventional One ?

Steam Condensate to Boiler

25 % Solids

Exhaust Gases to the atmosphere

Economiser
45 % Solids

Fresh Water (cooling through Guns)

Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes

Combined (Process)

Fluidised Bed
Reactor

Hot Flue Gases

Sodium Carbonates Pellets

Source: Ram Kumar Sir Notes