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    US 2016003 cu») United States 3081 13253 v2) Patent Application Publication — co) Pub. No.: US 2016/0032530 Al VIRTANEN (54) PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF PAPER OR BOARD (OL) Applicant: KEMIRA OY, Helsinki (1) (72) Inventor: Mikko VIRTANEN, HELSINKI (FI) (21) Appl.Noz — 147774,906 (22) PCT Filed: Mar.7,2014 (85) PCTNo: — PETIRT2014/050173, $371 M0), (2)Date: "Sep. 11,2018 G0) Foreign Application Priority Data Mat.26,2013 (FI) 20135292 (43) Pub, Date Feb. 4, 2016 ication Classification (1) Inve DUH 1728 200601) DUI 1768 (2005.01) DUH 1787 (2006.01), (2) US.CL crc ‘21H 17728 (2013.01); D21H117375 (201301), B2zH 17/68 (2013.01) on ABSTRACT The invention relates 1 a proces for production of paper or board comprising providing a stock comprising cellulose fibers, adding amixture comprising microfibrillated cellulose and a strength additive to the stock, adding a microparticle to the stock after the addition of said mixture, dewatering the stock on a wire to form a web, and drying the web, US 2016/0032530 AI PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF PAPER OR BOARD FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a process for pro- duction of paper or boar BACKGROUND ART 0002] There are continuous attempts in the fied of paper Industry to find ways of reducing costs when producing paper ‘or board without worsening properties, such as strength, of the paper or board. The eosts have been reduced for example by increasing illereontentof a paper or bourd. When incress- ‘ng the fille content, theamonntof fibers inthe paper or board ‘canbe reduced. On the other hand, large amount of filles in the paper or board decreases its strength. 0003} The decrease in strength ean be compensated by Improving the fiber bonding properties between the fibers in the paper or board, thus maintaining the strength. The pre- ‘dominant treatment for improving paper or board strength has ben to add a strength additive, such as starch (cationic starch), tthe stock (also called furnish) prior 10 the sheet orming operation, Molecules of cationic starch that have been added to the stock can adhere to the naturally anionic pill fibers by cletrostateattacton and thus he retained ia the wet fiber mat and remain inthe final paper or bear 10004) By adding lange amounts of cationie starch to the stock, in ordertoachieve high paper strength, problems occu The cationic starch molecules tend to saturate the anionic ‘charge on the cellulose fibers, thus setting a Timit to the mount of cationic starch which ean be added to the pulp surg Ifan exeess of cationic starch is added, only a portion ‘of the starch added will be retained inthe set, and the rest, ‘will eieulate in the paper or board machine white water system. Moreover, fibers which are made cationic by exces- sive cationic starch addition will not be able to absorb ether ‘cationic additives which are commonly added to the palp slum, for example sizing agents and retention ais. Lange ‘amounts of starch often cause also problems with ranaabilty and foaming during the production process. [0005] "Addition of microfibilated cellulose (MFC), also Known as nanocellulose to a paper or board wil inerese the strength ofthe product. Ths is likely duo to improved fiber bonding, 10006] Microfibrillated cellulose is a material typically ‘made from wood cellulose fibers. It can also be made Irom microbial sources, agricultural fibers, dissolved cellulose of CMC cic, In microfibillated ellulose the individual microfibrils have been partly or totally detached from each other. 10007} WO 2011068457 discloses process for producing ' paper or board product which contains microfibrillted cel- Iulose, The process comprises the steps: providing a furnish ‘comprising bers, adding starch ( the furaish, adding ‘microibilaced cellulose to the furnish, and condneting the furnish toa wire in order to form a web, wherein the starch and microfibrillated cellulose are added separately the Turnish, The furnish comprises starch in an amount of 2-15% by weight and microfbrillated cellulose in an amount of 115% by weight [0008] Microftrillated cellulose has a very high water binding capacity and it is thus very difficult to reduce the water content of a slurry comprising mierofbrillted cellu- Feb. 4, 2016 lose. High water content of slurry comprising lated cellulose also prevents usage of micrfibl Jose in many different applications where microibilated cellulose with high solids would be euited [0009] Use of microibilsted cellulose in paper and board applications will produce denser paper stricture, but with ‘Worse dewatering properties, Drainage time increases a8 {unetion of microfibillated ceulose amount [0010] Thus, there is a need for an improved and more ‘ficient process for producing pape or board from micrfib- silat cellulose containing stocks having improved dewa- ‘ering properties. ‘SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011] ‘The present invention relates to a process forthe production of paper or board according to elim 1 [012] 1c has been suprisingly found that microparticles, such as bentonite and slic, proved to be really elective for improving dewatering properties of microibilated cellulose (MEC) containing stocks. [0013] Usually microparticles need a cationic retention polymer ina retention system to perform, but it was surpe Jngly found that high amount of seength additive among the MFC is enough, [0014] Further, t was surprisingly found thatthe sequence ‘of addition of components to the stock affects the dewatering properties of MFC containing stocks. By fist premixing a Strength additive and MFC, then mixing the premixture with the stock followed by addition of microparticle improves the dewatering. properties of MPC containing stocks signi cantly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0015] The present invention provides a provess for pro- ‘duction of paper or board comprising: providing a stock com- prising cellulose fibers, adding a mixture comprising ‘icroibrllated cellulose and strength additive to the stock, adding a mieroparicle to the stock after the alton of said ‘mixture, dewatering the stock on a wire to form a web, and Airing the web. [0016] Te was surprisingly found that the order of adiion ‘of components tothe stock affets the dewatering properties. [By fist peemixing MFC anda strength additive togeter, then adding the premixture othe stock followed by addition of: roparticle enhances the dewatering properties ofthe MFC containing stocks compared 0 a process where the compo- fens (MFC, strength additive and miroparticle) are added separately oral together [0017] The premixture of MFC and the strength additive, ‘andthe microparticle ure add tothe stock before drvinage, 0 thatthe premixture is added before the microparticle. For ‘example, the premixture may be added 90 seconds before drainage and the micropanicle 20 seconds before the drain- age. [0018] In. preferred embodiment the premixture of MFC ‘nd the strength additive i added to the thick stock flow of a paper machine, the consistency preferably being 2-6%, more preferably 3-586 by weight, [0019] In another preferred embodiment the microparticle is added to the short circulation of a paper machine, the consistency preferably being 02-20%, more preferably 03 15% by weight US 2016/0032530 AI 10020] _Atterthe additions ofthe premixture and the miero~ particle the stock is dewatered on 8 wire to froma web The ‘ewsatering onthe wieeis performed by any method koowa in the art. Alter dewatering the formed web is deied by any method known in the art 0021] The stock may also comprise sitions chemicals ‘commonly used in the manufacture of paper oF board 0022} The cellulose fibers may be hardwood andor soe wood fibers. The eellulose fibers may be mechanically,

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