Reducing Energy Consumption with Enzymatic Treatment, Paper360º May/June 2023

With the rising cost of energy, any reduction in energy use—especially in the energy-inten-sive refining area—is good news for a pulp and paper mill. However, only thorough research can it be deter-mined whether a proposed change will yield positive results with no loss of quality or efficiency.

The Cartiere del Garda mill in Riva del Garda, Italy, part of Lecta Group, has two paper machines and produces 345 thousand tpy of coated graphic paper. A collabo-ration between the mill and RCK Chemicals, part of NCR Biochemical Group, enabled technological research into the use of enzymes in the paper manufacturing process aimed at energy saving while retaining the end product’s characteristics within required standards.

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