Combined Enzymatic and Physical Deinking Methodology for Efficient Eco-Friendly Recycling of Old Newsprint

Combined Enzymatic and Physical Deinking Methodology for Efficient Eco-Friendly Recycling of Old Newsprint

BACKGROUND The development in the deinking process has made recycled fiber a major part of the raw material for pulp and paper industry. Enzymes have revolutionized the deinking process obtaining brightness levels surpassing conventional deinking processes. This study explores the deinking efficiencies of bacterial alkalophilic laccase (L) and xylanase (X) enzymes along with physical deinking m...

Alternative$ for Newsprint Recycling

IPST Technical Paper Series Number 867 Flotation Deinking of Old Newsprint Using Poly(Diallylmethylammonium Chloride) as a Single Deinking Agent

Flotation deinking of old newsprint (ONP) using polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (polyDADMAC) as the only deinking agent was studied. The results demonstrate that polyDADMAC can neutralize dissolved anionics to form small particles. These small particles, together with ink, filler, and fines, strongly adsorbed onto air bubble surfaces and functioned as particle foaming agents. Therefore, no...

Functional and Performance Characteristics of Soluble Silicates in Deinking. Part I: Alkaline Deinking of Newsprint/Magazine

The function(s) of soluble silicates in repulpinghashing and flotation deinking of waste newsprint/magazine were investigated extensively, under optimized conditions. During repulping/washing, silicate ’s response was characteristic of a buffer and a detergent. It was responsible for a 3.0% increase in I S 0 brightness. In repulping/flotation, silicate accounted for a 6.1% increase in I S 0 bri...

Efficient and Eco-Friendly Procedure for the Synthesis of 2-Amino-4H-Chromenes Catalyzed by Diammonium Hydrogen Phosphate

An efficient and eco-friendly protocol for the preparation of 2-amino-4H-chromenes employing a multi-component, one-pot condensation reaction between aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile and1-naphthol has been developed. The reaction of 1-naphthol with malononitrile and various aromatic aldehydes was carried out i...