Production of kraft pulp from Ochroma pyramidale wood

ABSTRACT Brazil stands out in the international scenario in the production of short-fiber pulp. Despite the great Brazilian biodiversity, that production is based on exotic Eucalyptus clones. In this sense, there may be great potential in the assessment of new sources of fibers from the Brazilian fl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta amazonica 2022-01, Vol.52 (1), p.81-87
Hauptverfasser: SILVA, Rafaeli Valério da, CARDOSO, Gabriel Valim, SILVA JÚNIOR, Francides Gomes da, STANGERLIN, Diego Martins, MELO, Rafael Rodolfo de, COELHO, Marina Ulian, PIMENTA, Alexandre Santos
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT Brazil stands out in the international scenario in the production of short-fiber pulp. Despite the great Brazilian biodiversity, that production is based on exotic Eucalyptus clones. In this sense, there may be great potential in the assessment of new sources of fibers from the Brazilian flora, including the Amazon. The present study aimed to assess the technical potential of the wood of Ochroma pyramidale (Malvaceae) for the production of kraft pulp. Four-year-old trees were harvested from a commercial forest for lumber production in Mato Grosso state (Brazil). We determined the wood’s chemical compositions (holocellulose, Klason lignin, soluble lignin, extractives and ash contents), physical properties (density and porosity), and fiber morphology (fiber length, width and thickness, lumen diameter, wall fraction, coefficient of flexibility, and slenderness and Runkel ratios). The wood was subjected to pulping with an effective alkali charge ranging from 10 to 24%, with intervals of 2%. Ochroma pyramidale wood presented characteristics favorable to the production of cellulosic pulp, such as appropriate fiber dimensions and low lignin, extractives, and ash content. The amount of residual active alkali and pH of the black liquor were positively related to the increase of the alkali charge employed in the pulping process. The increase of alkali charge decreased the pulp yield, kappa number and waste content, and increased the hexenuronic acid concentration. RESUMO O Brasil se destaca no cenário internacional em relação a produção de celulose de fibra curta. Apesar da grande biodiversidade brasileira, essa produção está baseada em clones de espécies exóticas de Eucalyptus. Nesse contexto, pode haver grande potencial na avaliação de novas fontes de fibras da flora brasileira, incluindo a região amazônica. O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o potencial tecnológico da madeira de Ochroma pyramidale (Malvaceae) para produção de celulose kraft. Indivíduos de quatro anos de idade foram colhidos em um plantio comercial para produção de serrados no Estado do Mato Grosso. Determinamos as propriedades químicas (teores de holocelulose, lignina Klason, lignina solúvel, extrativos e cinzas), físicas (massa específica e porosidade) e morfologia de fibras (comprimento e largura de fibras, diâmetro do lume, espessura e fração de parede, coeficiente de flexibilidade, índice de enfeltramento e de Runkel) da madeira. Na polpação kraft a carga alcalina aplicada
ISSN:0044-5967
1809-4392
DOI:10.1590/1809-4392202101011