BLEACHED PULP

Plant 2
June 2019
FROM SUGAR CANE
BAGASSE
DESCRIPTION
Pulp obtained through a specialized process to The sugar cane
harness the agro industrial waste from the bagasse chemically
extraction of sugar cane. This pulp has similar bleached is ideal to seal the
fiber length and coarseness as southern mixed sheet, making less porous the
hardwood pulp. products. This is an advantage in
process where coatings or barriers must
This fiber is normally used in products like: be applied improving the hold out of the
printing and writing papers, photocopy papers, coverings applied.
coated or barrier papers, SBS, labels, molded
pulp products, etc. It’s recommended to limit The sugar cane fiber develops its properties
the consumption in high resistance papers. with lower refining, resulting in energy saving.

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Method Units Value REFINING CURVES BLEACHED PULP BAGASSE
PFI mill
Ashes Tappi T 211 om-02 %-w/w 0.44 80
pH Tappi T 509 om-96 un. pH 8.5
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Method Units Value 70

CSF Freeness Tappi T 227 om-99 mL 483

IR x
10 60
Tension Index Tappi T 494 om-01 N*m/g 41.9
Tear Index Tappi T 414 om-98 mN*m2/g 6.7 50
MORPHOLOGICAL
Method Units Value
PARAMETERS 40
Average fiber length L&W Fiber Tester mm 0.97
Average fiber width L&W Fiber Tester µm 23 30
Fine longitudinal L&W Fiber Tester % 12.0
Indice de Tensión [ N*m/g ] 20
OPTICAL PROPERTIES* Method Units Value
Indice de Rasgado [ mN*m2/g ]
Brigthness Tappi T 452 OM-18 %-GE 87.0 10
Fluorescence Tappi T 452 om-98 %-GE 0.08
Coordinate aH Tappi T 524 om-94 Hunter -0.01 0
Coordinate bH Tappi T 524 om-94 Hunter 2.5 600 500 400 300 200 100
Coordinate LH Tappi T 524 om-94 Hunter 93.0 CSF - Freeness [mL]
*In hand sheets adapted fromTappi T 218 sp-02

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