Concentrator Boilout Frequency Reduced by Understanding of Black Liquor Chemistry, 1995 Pulping Conference Proceedings
ABSTRACT ONLY
Many mills in North America lose valuable production because of too frequent boilouts or cleaning cycles on their black liquor evaporator and concentrator systems. With a correct understanding of the chemistry of the black liquor to be concentrated, evaporator/concentrator systems can be designed to run long periods of time between boilouts and/or cleaning cycles. Recent designs and operational data will be evaluated to show how correctly designed evaporator/concentrator systems can run for extended periods of time. All of these systems are falling film crystallizing concentrator units and are exceeding design requirements with extended run times between boilouts.