Brown Stock Washing • A Review of the Literature, 2014 PEERS Conference

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Brown stock washing is a complex, dynamic process which separates dirty wash water or weak black liquor (dissolved organic and inorganic material obtained from the pulp cooking process) from pulp fibers. The use of material balance techniques is of great importance in order to identify potential problems and determine how well the system is operating. The kraft pulping industry was the first known to combine pulp washing with the recovery of materials used and produced in the wood cooking process. The motivation behind materials recovery is economic and more recently,