Kraft Pulping of Individual Chip Thickness Fractions, 2000 Pulping / Process & Product Quality Conference Proceedings
T. Croy--Laboratory experiments were performed on a range of chip thickness fractions of southern pine and mixed southern hardwoods to determine the impact of chip thickness on kraft pulping response. Results indicate that thickness does impact pulping by limiting diffusion of chemicals within the chip, but it is not the only variable impacting delignification. Other variables correlated with chip thickness also impact the pulping response of chip fractions.