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2021 Issue 3 IPPTA Article 01
2021 Issue 3 IPPTA Article 01
2021 Issue 3 IPPTA Article 01
Sustainable
papermaking in the recycled kraft paper mills. The processing conditions in the
recycled kraft paper making facilitates many facultative and anaerobic pockets
Approach towards
and environment wherein the specific classified bacteria can grow & multiply in the
absence of oxygen. These conditions arise from making paper with:
Odor Control in the 1. Less utilization of fresh water with repetitive uses of the same process water in
closed loop system
Recycled Kraft Pulp 2. High moisture (7-8%) and anaerobic conditions in the final paper role with starch
coated on the surface
& Paper Industry 3. Large volume storage tanks for recycled water
These anaerobic conditions lead to, increased buildup of microbial load in the total
water system and hence in the paper. Increased microbial load results in high use of
specialty chemicals, increased paper odor, & decreased paper strength.
The technology & product ‘Probiotic Odour Control program’ presented in this paper
has aimed at controlling the increase in microbial load in the complete water system
in the paper mill. This is achieved by utilizing the power of good microbes that can
grow very fast in the anaerobic conditions. The innovative product & technology
presented in the current research eliminates the utilization of biocides & hypo
which otherwise makes the process water more anaerobic because of their higher
contribution to COD. The biological approach to reduce the odour in the final paper
Dr. Manish V. Petkar
Head R&D/QC will not only add in the quality but also will help in building a good & healthy working
condition in the paper mill.
Key words: Odour, Volatile fatty acids (VFAs), biocides, aerobic, anaerobic, probiotics,
bio-dispersant, environmental issue, biodegradable.
Technology at glance
Technology at glance
ProKlean has come up with a unique technology & product ‘Prob
ProKlean has come up with a uniqueprogram’,
technologya &uniform
product blend
‘Probiotic Odour Control program’,
of bio-dispersant a microb
and probiotic
uniform blend of bio-dispersant and probiotic microbes. A dual formation product contains ‘PS+126’
product contains ‘PS+126’ a bio-dispersant & ‘PS+127’ a fermentat
a bio-dispersant & ‘PS+127’ a fermentation
microbederived probiotic microbe suspension.
suspension.
The unique microbial consortium contains probiotic
organisms capable of producing organic acids and
Chandrasekar B. includes a special type of sulfur consuming bacteria.
Director Biobased Dispersing
The product when used in the process populates this Agents
decide theProSolve+
ProCharta correct dosing points
Case Study for product application. Results obtained 8000 6964
5275
Gm/Mt
300
in one such
Application field -trial is presented below as a case study
Odour control and Slimicide in Kraft Mills of ProCharta 12000
6000
9604 VFA Average
500
Paper VFA
VFA
ProCharta ProSolve+
Furnish - Case
IndianStudy
60% & OCC 40% 6000
300
VFA
0 0
Production - 220 TPD 3419
Blank Dec-20 Jan-21 Mar-21 2708
3531
Apr-21 May-21 3071
Jun-21 2506 2828 2671
Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 2542
Oct-21
200
Application
GSM - - 120 toOdour
240 control and Slimicide in Kraft Mills 4000
100
Pre-trial odor control program
2000 Figure No. 3: Average Paper VFA for last 11 months
Product - 300g/MT
- Oxidative Biocide: ProCharta ProSolve+ 0 0
- Hypo: 120-150kg/day Blank Dec-20 Jan-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21
Trial duration
Pre-trial parameters - Program running for 11 months Product dosage points in Figure a mill decides the efficient VFA reduction in the final pap
No. 3: Average Paper VFA for last 11 months
- ORP: negative 80 Identifying the right anaerobic pockets & applying proper dosages is one of t
Furnish - Indian 60% & OCC 40% optimization parameters during thedecides
initialtheoptimization at anyin the
mill.
finalThe resu
- VFA: 8670 ppm
Product
Product dosage dosageinpoints
points a mill in adecides
mill efficientVFA
the efficient VFA reduction
reduction in the final pap
Production
Below -
are the results obtained 220the
during TPD documented
trial period for improvement in the ORP of in figure
paper. No. the
Identifying 4 depicts
right the VFApockets
anaerobic variations
& alongproper
applying with dosages
the change is in dosi
Identifying the right anaerobic pockets & applying proper dosages is one of t
the water bodies from different mill locations & VFA of the paper. point. one parameters
of the optimization parameters during optimization
the initial optimization at any mill.The resu
GSM 1. Improvement in - ORP
120 to 240 optimization during the initial at any mill.
documented
The negative ORP conditions in a mill arises because of the continuous increase in figure
4000 No.
ProSolve+ ProSolve
4 depicts theDoasge Vs Paper VFA
VFA variations along with the 600 change in dosi
in the organic load (COD) which consumes dissolved oxygen available point.in the 3500 running in
paper machine 500
7
system . Eventually, the increased anaerobic conditions result in the pathogenic
3000
400 23
2500
Gm/Mt
microbial growth responsible for the volatile fatty acids & other sulphurous ProSolve Doasge Vs Paper VFA
VFA
2000
4000 300
600
ProSolve+
compounds. Consistent dosing of ‘probiotics program’ helps in breaking the 1500
3500 running in ProSolve+127 running in DAF out let 100gm 200
500
paper machine
1000
pathogen biofilm through the bio-dispersant & facilitates the growth of good 3000
100
400
500
2500
t
0 0
Blank Dec-20 Jan-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21
Gm/Mt
VFA
2000 300
1500 ProSolve+127 running in DAF out let 100gm
1000
200
- Lower maintenance costs & better profits
100
500
0 0 - Elimination of Hypo & Biocide helps in prevention of scaling &
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Figure No. 4: Paper VFA Vs ProSolve+ dosages
2. Paper Quality:
he The presented study showed that the change in the dosing from themachine
machine - Cleaner Paper: Bio-dispersant prevents agglomeration of starch and
he presented
presented study
study showed
showed that that the
the change
change in in the
the dosing
dosing from
from the the machine partsparts to
to the
the
AF outlet parts
has to the DAFinoutlet
resulted has resulted
decreased VFA innumbers
decreasedbyVFA numbers by 1000ppm.
1000ppm. nutrients which end up as deposits on paper
AF outlet has resulted in decreased VFA numbers by 1000ppm.
3. Slime Reduction on the machineparts parts - Reduced/No Odor: Probiotic microbes help in elimination of H2S and
3.
3. Slime
Slime Reduction
Reduction on on the
the machine
machine parts reduction in VFA which result in odor control
Slim is one of the key issues in a recycled paper plant. The closed loop
im is one
im is onewaterof the key
of thesystem issues
key issues in a recycled
in a recycled paper
paper plant. The closed loop water system in
in recycled paper mills leadsplant. The closed
to an increased loop water system
concentration in
- Chlorine Free: Complete elimination of Hypo aids in producing
cycled paper
cycled paper mills leads
mills leads to an increased
to an increased concentration
concentration of nutrients.
of population.
nutrients.Over This results in
in a
Thisa results chlorine
a free paper
of nutrients. This results in a huge build-up of bacterial
uge
uge build-up
build-up of
ofofbacterial
bacterial population. Over a
a period of time,
time, these microbes
microbes build
build a
period time, thesepopulation.
microbes buildOvera biofilm period
matrix of ofextracellular
thesepolymeric a
ofilm matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) 8 - Lower VFA: Probiotic microbes inhibit pathogenic microbes which
8. This acts as a protective
ofilm matrix of extracellular
substances (EPS)8. This polymeric substances
acts as a protective (EPS)
layer under . This
which acts as a protective
the anaerobic
yer are the principal cause of VFA
yer under which
which the
undermicrobes the
growanaerobic
fast. Thesemicrobes
anaerobic microbes
pockets are grow
grow fast.
fast.
mainly These
These pockets
anaerobic pockets
(as the layerare mainly
mainly anaerobic
arecreates anaerobic
ss the
the layer
layer creates anaerobic
createsconditions)
anaerobic anaerobicand conditions)
conditions) and facilitates
andgrowth
facilitates the of the the
facilitates the growth of
of the
the pathogenic
growthbacteria.
pathogenic 3.
pathogenic ETP & Environment:
acteria. Bio-films
acteria. Bio-films aredifficult
Bio-films are
are difficult
difficult to penetrate
penetrate
to penetrate
to by hypo by/ hypo
by hypo
biocides// biocides
biocides
and henceand and hence
thesehence these colonies
colonies
these colonies
- Lower COD & TDS: Total elimination of hypo and biocide help in
nd up
nd up as
as slime
slime
end upatatasvarious
various machine
slime at machine parts parts
various machine
parts in the
in theinpaper
paper
the papermill. The
mill.The
mill. figure
Thefigure No.55
figure No.
No. 5 shows
shows the
the
reduction of COD & TDS
ofilm
ofilm formation
shows the
formation in a
a mill.
inbiofilm
mill.formation in a mill.
- Improved ORP: Reduction in organic load helps in improved
dissolved oxygen levels
- Odor free Environment: Elimination of H2S and other volatile organics
enable an odor free environment
Conclusion
ProKlean’s extensive research & studies around probiotics and
Figure No. 5: Slim layer formation on the inner side of machine parts (Before ‘ProSolve+’) biosurfactant has led to the development of the product ‘ProCharta
Figure No. 5: Slim layer formation on the inner side of machine parts (Before ‘ProSolve+’)
ProSolve+’ as an efficient odour control program for the recycled
The dual formulation contains both the bio-dispersant & consortium of kraft paper industry. It is a sustainable & biodegradable solution for the
he dual formulation
he dual formulation contains
contains both both the bio-dispersant
the bio-dispersant & consortium
& consortium of probiotic
probiotic microorganisms and works in two ways. Firstly, the active bio-of probiotic
recycled paper industry to get rid of the odour issues from environment
icroorganisms
icroorganisms and
andpartworks
works in two ways. Firstly, the active bio-dispersant part of the
dispersant of theinformulation
two ways. Firstly,
helps the active
in penetrating bio-dispersant
into the inner parts of part& of the
produce a good quality of paper in natural way. It is an attempt to push
rmulation
rmulationthehelps
helps in
in penetrating
penetrating into the inner
inner parts of the
the machine where general
machine where general into biocidalthechemicals parts
cannotofreach machine where the
and effectively general
paper industry towards cleaner & greener processes by improving
ocidal
ocidal chemicals
chemicals cannot
cannot
destroys the biofilmreach
or theand
reach and
slime effectively
layer. Whiledestroys
effectively destroys the
the biofilm
the consortium biofilm or
or the
of probiotic andslime
the layer.
slimetheir
layer.
water conditions & hence environment. Probiotics are known for
hile
hile the
the consortium
consortium of
of probiotic
beneficial microbes inhibits and
probiotic and beneficial
beneficial
pathogenic microbes
microbes
bacteria inhibits
inhibits
by a process pathogenic
pathogenic bacteria
of competitive bacteria
their good effects not only for the well-being of human beings but also
y a
y a process
process of competitive
of
exclusion competitive
in this zone, thus exclusion
exclusion
preventing in slime
in this from
this zone,
zone, thus preventing
thus
accumulating. preventing slime from
The figureslime from
for the environment wherever pathogens are the issue. Water is always
ccumulating. The
No. 6The
ccumulating. showsfigure No. 6
the cleaned
figure No. 6 machine
shows the
shows the cleaned
partscleaned machine
after applying
machine partsOdour
‘Probiotic
parts after applying
after applying
one of the important elements on the earth and any attempt towards
robiotic
robiotic Odour
Control’Control’
Odour program program
Control’ in the millin
program in the
the mill
system.mill system.
system. In
In conclusion Init conclusion it
it not
not only reduced
conclusion nottheonly
only reduced
reduced
making it more acceptable & recyclable will be an effort towards making
e
e downtime
downtime for
for cleaning
downtime for cleaning
cleaning but also
but but
alsoalsoincreased
increasedthe
increased overall
the overall
the runnability
overallrunnability
runnabilityof theof the
the mill.
ofmill. mill. the mother earth greener & cleaner. ‘Probiotic Odour Control Program”
is definitely a promising solution for recycled paper industry to make it
a better place to work.
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