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Abstract
Chemical pulp were produced by conventional kraft process and by
alternative alkaline sulphur-free processes. They were bleached by ClO2
based ECF sequences. The Kraft pulps were easier to bleach. However all the
kraft pulps were not equal and some were harder to bleach than the others.
It was observed that the pulps which were more difficult to bleach were
richer in quinone groups. They were almost more coloured, with a more
pronounced reddish hue (a* coordinate of the L*a*b* values) which must be
given by quinone groups. Since quinones are not easily degraded by ClO2 it
was proposed that the pulp bleachability would related to the amount of
quinone groups, or to the level of a* coordinate.
The origin of quinone groups is not known. When AQ was used in
the process, some of the detected quinones could be adsorbed residual AQ or
AQ derivatives and possibly AQ condensation products with lignin. However
since the simple NaOH cooking gave rise also to high contents of quinones,
others origins have to be looked for. in the case of kraft cooking the
reducing character of HS might hinder the formation of quinones
Ways to deal with the problem caused by the presence of quinones
are proposed.
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