D - Textiles – Paper – 21 – C
Patent
D - Textiles, Paper
21
C
D21C 5/02 (2006.01) D21H 11/14 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2101593
METHOD OF DEINKING PHOTOCOPIER-PRINTED AND LASER-PRINTED INKS FROM PAPER PRINTED THEREWITH Abstract of the Disclosure Disclosed is a method of removing ink from xerographically printed paper. The method comprises pulping said printed paper in an aqueous slurry at a non- acidic pH to a consistency of about 8% or less. Next, added to the pulp slurry is a sufficient amount of long chain alcohol, the long chain alcohol having a melting point above room temperature, for a time sufficient with heating at a temperature sufficient, whereby an agglomeration of long chain alcohol and ink particles is formed. Next, the heating is stopped whereby the agglomeration solidifies into particles that settle to the bottom of the pulp slurry. Then, the agglomeration of solidified particles is removed from the pulp slurry thereby leaving a remaining slurry of deinked paper fiber and water. Optionally, the remaining slurry is subjected to flotation to remove substantially any remaining minute ink left particles behind after the agglomeration.
Chang Hou-Min
Heitmann John A.
Wu Tien-Wang
Finlayson & Singlehurst
North Carolina State University
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