STUDIES ON ORGANO-SOLV PULPING OF BAGASSE

Abstract

Chemical pulping technology today is dominated by the kraft proc-ess due to its well known advantages. Unfortunately' this process is very capital intensive, 'mainly because of the chemical, recovery system required to recycle cooking chemicals' and the 'pollution abatement equipment needed for environmental control. . Pulp makers and researchers in many ' parts of the world are look- ing for a ' number of alternate ' processes that could help the pulp and ' paper industry in energy savings, cutting operating costs, lowering chemical requirem-ent and meet the environmental restrictions to mill effluents. A very promising alternative suggested is Alcohol Pulping. or "Organ®- Solv Puling". Much Research and Technology development is done in countries having large resources of softwoods and to some extent on hardwoods. But non-woody fibrous raw materials which form a bulk of raw materials in third world countries have received little attention towards development of suitable technology..