Claims
- 1. A method for removing stickies and pitch from papermaking fiber in a pulp and papermaking system comprising:
- adding to the fiber a composition comprising at least two of a) an oil soluble or water-dispersible, hydrophobic polymer, b) an oil soluble or water-dispersible surfactant having an HLB of about 1 to about 10, c) a tackifier, and d) an oil soluble or water--dispersible solvent comprising at least one of 1-methyl-4-isopropenyl-1-cyclolhexene, aliphatic hydrocarbons, toluene, decyl alcohol, triethylene glycol, polybutene, terpene dimer, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and epoxidized soybean oil; and
- separating agglomerated stickies and pitch from the fiber.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition includes at least one oil soluble or water-dispersible, hydrophobic polymer comprising at least one of mixtures of tackified styrene-isoprene-styrene and styrene-butadiene based rubbers, phenol-formaldehyde resins, alkylated vinyl pyrrolidones, polymethacrylates, perfluoroalkyl polymer, and hydroxy terminated 1,3-butadiene hoiiiopolymer.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the mixtures of tackified styrene-isoprene-styrene and styrene-butadiene based rubbers comprise from about 11 to about 28 wt % styrene-butadiene rubber and from about 11 to about 28 wt % styrene-isoprene-styrene rubber.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the weight ratio of the styrene-isoprene-styrene rubber to the styrene-butadiene rubber is less than or equal to 1.
- 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the mixtures of tackified styrene-isoprene-styrene and styrene-butadiene further comprise a hydrocarbon and rosin-based resin tackifier.
- 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the phenol-formaldehyde resins exhibit a molecular-weight of from about 300 to about 1750.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the phenol-formaldehyde resins exhibit a molecular weight of about 300.
- 8. The method of claim 2, wherein the alkylated vinyl pyrrolidones exhibit a molecular weight of from about 7300 to about 8600.
- 9. The method of claim 2, wherein the polymethacrylates exhibit a specific gravity of from about 0.90 to about 0.92.
- 10. The method of claim 2, wherein the perfluoroalkyl polymers exhibit a molecular weight of from about 2300 to about 4300.
- 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition includes at least one tackifier comprising at least one of rosin based resins and terpene based resins.
- 12. The method of claim 11, wherein said resins exhibit a softening point of from about 20.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C.
- 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition includes at least one surfactant comprising at least one of an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer, alcohol ethoxylate, ethoxylated propoxylated fatty acid, Coconut diethanolamide, and alkyl phenol ethoxylate.
- 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the surfactant comprises at least one of an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer exhibiting an HLB of about 1 and a molecular weight of about 3800, an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer exhibiting an HLB of about 4 and a molecular weight of about 5000, a C.sub.12 to C.sub.14 alcohol ethoxylate exhibiting an HLB of about 6, a C.sub.12 to C.sub.16 alcohol ethoxylate exhibiting an HLB of about 4.4, a C.sub.11 to C.sub.15 secondary alcohol ethoxylate exhibiting an HLB of about 8, an ethylene oxide propylene oxide fatty acid exhibiting an HLB of from about 3 to about 4.5 and a molecular weight of from about 1300 to about 1400, a coconut diethanolamide exhibiting a molecular weight of from about 200 to about 350, and an alkyl phenol ethoxylate exhibiting an HLB of about 4.6.
- 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition includes at least one solvent comprising at least one of aliphatic hydrocarbons exhibiting molecular weights of from about 120 to about 180, a polybutene exhibiting a molecular weight of from about 350 to about 500, a terpene dimer exhibiting a molecular weight of about 270, and an epoxidized soybean oil exhibiting a molecular weight of about 1000.
- 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition is added in an amount ranging from about 5 parts to about 10,000 parts per million parts oven dry fiber.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the composition is added in an amount ranging from about 50 parts to about 5,000 parts per million parts oven dry fiber.
- 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the pulp and papermaking system to which the composition is added has a pH of about 3 to about 12.
- 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the pulp and papermaking system to which the composition has a temperature of about 50.degree. F. to about 180.degree. F.
- 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the separating agglomerated stickies and pitch from the fiber is performed mechanically.
- 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the separating is performed with a device comprising a means selected from the group consisting of screening, cleaning, flotation, and centrigation.
- 22. A stickies and pitch agglomeration composition comprising:
- 1) at least two of a) an oil soluble or water-dispersible, hydrophobic polymer, b) an oil soluble or water-dispersible surfactant having an HLB of about 1 to about 10, c) a tackifier, and d) an oil soluble or water-dispersible solvent comprising, at least one of 1-methyl-4-isopropenyl-1-cyclohexene, aliphatic hydrocarbons, toluene, decyl alcohol, triethylene glycol, polybutene, terpene dimer, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and epoxidized soybean oil; and
- 2) paper fiber.
- 23. The composition of claim 22, including at least one oil soluble or water-dispersible, hydrophobic polymer comprising at least one of mixtures of tackified styrene-isoprene-styrene and styrene-butadiene based rubbers, phenol-formaldehyde resins, alkylated vinyl pyrrolidones, polymethacrylates, perfluoroalkyl polymer, and hydroxy terminated 1,3-butadiene homopolymer.
- 24. The composition of claim 23, wherein the mixtures of tackified styrene-isoprene-styrene and styrene-butadiene based rubbers comprise from about 11 to about 28 wt % styrene-butadiene rubber and from about 11 to about 28 wt % styrene-isoprene-styrene rubber.
- 25. The composition of claim 24, wherein the weight ratio of the styrene-isoprene-styrene rubber to the styrene-butadiene rubber is less than or equal to 1.
- 26. The composition of claim 24, wherein the mixtures of tackified styrene-isoprene-styrene and styrene-butadiene further comprise a hydrocarbon and rosin-based resin tackifier.
- 27. The composition of claim 23, wherein the phenol-formaldehyde resins exhibit a molecular weight of from about 300 to about 1750.
- 28. The composition of claim 27, wherein the phenol-formaldehyde resins exhibit a molecular weight of about 300.
- 29. The composition of claim 23, wherein the alkylated vinyl pyrrolidones exhibit a molecular weight of from about 7300 to about 8600.
- 30. The composition of claim 23, wherein the polymethacrylates exhibit a specific gravity of from about 0.90 to about 0.92.
- 31. The composition of claim 23, wherein the perfluoroalkyl polymers exhibit a molecular weight of from about 2300 to about 4300.
- 32. The composition of claim 22, including at least one tackifier comprising at least one of rosin based resins and terpene based resins.
- 33. The composition of claim 32, wherein said resins exhibit a softening point of from about 20.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C.
- 34. The composition of claim 22, including at least one surfactant comprising at least one of an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer, alcohol ethoxylate, ethoxylated propoxylated fatty acid, coconut diethanolamide, and alkyl phenol ethoxylate.
- 35. The composition of claim 34, wherein the surfactant comprises at least one of an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer exhibiting an HLB of about 1 and a molecular weight of about 3800, an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer exhibiting an HLB of about 4 and a molecular weight of about 5000, a C.sub.12 to C.sub.14 alcohol ethoxylate exhibiting an HLB of about 6. a C.sub.12 to C.sub.16 alcohol ethoxylate exhibiting an HLB of about 4.4. a C.sub.11 to C.sub.15 secondary alcohol ethoxylate exhibiting an HLB of about 8, an ethylene oxide propylene oxide fatty acid exhibiting an HLB of from about 3 to about 4.5 and a molecular weight of from about 1300 to about 1400, a coconut diethanolamide exhibiting a molecular weight of from about 200 to about 350, and an alkyl phenol ethoxylate exhibiting an HLB of about 4.6.
- 36. The composition of claim 22, including at least one solvent comprising at least one of aliphatic hydrocarbons exhibiting molecular weights of from about 120 to about 180, a polybutene exhibiting a molecular weight of from about 350 to about 500, a terpene dimer exhibiting a molecular weight of about 270, and an epoxidized soybean oil exhibiting a molecular weight of about 1000.
- 37. The composition of claim 22, having a pH of about 3 to about 12.
- 38. The composition of claim 22, wherein the ratio of component 1) to component 2) ranges from about 5 parts to about 10,000 parts per million, wherein component 2) is measured as parts oven dry fiber.
- 39. The composition of claim 38, wherein the ratio of component 1) to component 2) ran-es from about 50 parts to about 5,000 parts per million, wherein component 2) is measured as parts oven dry fiber.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/870,780, filed Jun. 6, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,936,024. The entire disclosure of application Ser. No. 08/870,780 is considered as being part of the disclosure of this application, and the entire disclosure of application Ser. No. 08/870,780 is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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