1.1. State the problem and purpose
In recent yr. with the increasing reduction of forest resources worldwide, the reuse of waste paper and their recycling as one of the methods of supplying suitable cellulosic raw materials for the paper industry has received serious attention. In recent yr. international researchers have turned their attention to optimization and finding new ways to remove pollutants, especially ink of waste paper. [8]
In order to meet the consumption of paper within the country, especially newspaper and magazine papers in recent yr. in addition to domestic production, these products are mainly supplied by increasing imports. Due to the high cost of paper imports, efforts have been made to address shortages as much as possible by increasing domestic production. One of the methods of supplying cellulosic raw materials suitable for the paper industry, which has received serious attention worldwide in recent yr. is the recycling of waste paper. Recycling reduces cutting trees. Waste paper is a universal commodity and is a vital raw material for the production of paper and cardboard. As many believe, waste paper recycling is not a new activity, but an expanding one. Inkjet technology has developed tremendously over the last 20 year. and has recovered large amounts of paper waste. Conventional methods of de-inking are currently the methods of washing, flotation, rinsing and flotation in combination, enzymatic, nitrogen, ultrasonic, etc. Among these methods, flotation is more applicable to newsprint. More than 90% of recycled newspaper paper is deinking using flotation. By recycling one ton of waste paper, 17 large trees can be cut down. Burying 700 tons of paper is equivalent to cutting 3 hectares of forest per day. The majority of newsprint manufacturers that use recycled fibers for this purpose are located in areas with limited potential for cellulosic resources. [15]
Deinking is considered as a complementary step in waste paper recycling technology, during which by removing printing inks and other materials in waste paper such as adhesives, binders, plastics, etc., which at this stage are considered as pollutants, fibers Recycled cellulose is obtained in a relatively pure form and free of interfering materials for reuse in paper making. In fact, it can be said that the development and improvement of degreasing methods has been one of the important factors in increasing the consumption of recycled paper worldwide. [10] Deinking is done by washing, flotation, chemical and enzymatic deinking methods. The efficiency of deinking by washing method depends on the size of the ink particles and the thickness of the fiber felt layer. The efficiency of the washing step depends on the type of equipment, the nature and the quality of the paper and is usually in the range of 75–90%. Effective bleaching occurs when the ink particle size is between 10–15 microns, while the ink particles are more efficiently removed between 0.5-5 microns. The washing method is suitable for removing particles of offset and letterpress printing ink that are well dispersed. Flotation is a chemical-mechanical process in which, after injecting air into the flotation cells, air bubbles adhere to the hydrophobic particles of the ink and leave the system after being transferred to the flotation cell surface. In enzymatic degreasing, enzymes attack the ink itself or the surface of the fibers, and the main mechanism of this action is based on loosening the connections between the ink particles and the fibers and removing fine particles. The use of enzymes increases the percentage of pollutants released and the efficiency of the deinking process. [11]
1.2. Literature Review
Obradovic and Narayan Mishra (2020) in an article entitled" Mechanical Properties of Recycled Paper and Cardboard" stated, In flotation deinking, the released ink should also be detached from the substrate and dispersed in order to avoid redeposition. However, in flotation deinking the probability of removal of an ink containing particle is driven by a combination of size and surface energy. In flotation deinking a certain amount of agglomera tion is preferable as the removal in flotation deinking is dependent on the size of the particle. The optimum size range is often stated to be between 50 and 150 micrometers. Size alone however is not additionally the agglomerates should emonstrate surface energy prop erties that are more hydrophobic than wash deinking in order to allow for stable attachme nt and transport by air bubbles. The presence of surfactant in the formulation has a hig her value for the result. [4]
Narayan Panda and Kumar Biswal (2020) in an article in "International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277–3878, Volume-8 Issue-5, January 2020" stated that Sustainable development is always being a key challenge for the human race and treated as the highest priority across the globe. Achieving this goal, mainly depends on the way we deal with our environmental resources. Recycling of paper, which is environmentally healthy and ecofriendly practice contributes to waste management, thus leading to efficient use of natural resources. In India, to fulfill the demand of paper consumption for every individual, recycling of waste paper must be triggered. The present research work highlights a comparative study of different chemicals available as surfactants in deinking process. The removal selectivity of ink in DAF (diffused air flotation) cell is effective. In this process, removal of ash, long and short fibers are minimum. Because of hydrophobic nature of ink in the froth, ink particles get separated. Visual assessment of the hand sheet surface images revealed that brightness in % ISO increased to a higher value for Sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate as compared to other two surfactants used in this study. The physical properties like tear, tensile strength, double folding is maximum for Sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate. [13]
Pourmousa (2016) in an article entitle" Effect of Dispersion and Flotation Sequence on Optical and Mechanical Properties of Deinked Computer Printout" stated The effects of dispersion and flotation deinking sequences on the optical and mechanical properties of recycled computer printout deinked pulp were studied. To find the optimized conditions for providing a deinked pulp with higher brightness, preliminary tests were designed and run at three stages with different ratios of fatty acid and surfactant. Deinking with 1% fatty acid and 0.4% surfactant was found to be the optimum conditions based on statistical analysis. According to the results the brightness of deinked pulp obtained by dispersion and flotation sequences was 11.8 % ISO higher than that of undeinked pulp. It was found that a dispersion stage with 30% consistency and at 75°C, performed before flotation stage, considerably increased the efficiency of flotation through reducing the amount of ink specks in deinked pulp and increasing the pulp brightness by 5.4% ISO. Despite the loss of mechanical strength, the resultant deinked pulp is appropriate for producing high-quality papers.[9]
Sharifi Taskooh et al. (2015) In an article entitled "Improving the appearance and strength characteristics of sanitary papers by optimizing the variables of the deinking process of deinked recycled pulp (a case study of Latif Paper Products Company)" stated that due to the increasing reduction of forest resources worldwide and increasing environmental pressures, the use of recycled fibers has become a constant part of the raw material for the production of paper products. On the other hand, the use of recycled fibers is associated with a decrease in product quality, which requires further study to increase the quality and quantity of the product. The effect of these factors on the degree of clarity of dry tensile strength index, wet tensile strength index and burst resistance index was investigated. The results were evaluated in the form of CCD ink design and modeled and analyzed by RSM response surface method and the optimal point of the process in different amounts of hydrogen peroxide, sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate is 55.1% of the bleaching time 90 min, the bleaching temperature is 83 ° C and The final pH was 5.8. [12]
Husovska (2013) in Western Michigan University in thesis entitled "Investigation of Recycled Paper Deinking Mechanisms, stated that the use of water-based inks is on the rise. Sub-micron pigment particles are used for flexographic and inkjet water-based inks. Conventional deinking eliminates larger particles than those from these new ink systems. Therefore, water-based inks represent recycling difficulty. Deinking experiments of water-based inks are carried out. The deinking strategy initially investigated elimination of pressure sensitive adhesive due to similar acrylic polymer chemistry used in water based inks. The impact of pH on stickies and ink agglomeration during deinking is studied. Experiments in acidic regions show growth of acrylic inks and stickies agglomerates, simplifying elimination. Pre-recycling of water-based inks is explored. Exceptional cleanliness of acidic circuit waters compared to alkaline is demonstrated. Conventional wisdom claims an alkaline environment is needed for ink detachment from paper. It is found that the benefit of acidic milieu is the agglomeration of the pigment – resin complex of water-based ink. Further, flotation deinking of model Inks is performed. Agglomeration and flotation of inkjet inks using surfactants is performed to better understand ink behavior during deinking while limiting its re-deposition. [14]. Ariaie monfared et al. (2011) in an article entitled Enzymatic deinking of office waste paper in comparison with conventional chemical methods: Part One - Appearance and optical properties of paper pulp in 2011 stated that mixed waste office papers is a great source of quality fibers that are processed Non-contact printing has been done on them. Recycling of these papers using conventional chemical deinking process is difficult from technically and economically. In this study, enzymatic deinking was performed as an alternative to conventional chemical deinking. Samples of office waste paper after printing by Xerox using commercial cellulase enzyme derived from Aspergillus niger fungus at three levels of 0.025, 0.05 and 0.1% based on dry weight of pulp (respectively, equivalent to 25, 50 and 100 units, per gram of dry weight of pulp) in two time levels of 10 and 15 min at 50 ° C. The effect of process variables on the appearance and optical properties of desiccated handmade papers was studied. Summarizing the results showed that a treatment in which 0.05% of enzyme and time of 15 min was used, had the best results and improved the appearance of handmade papers compared to control samples. [2]. Akbarpour et al. in 2010 in an article entitled Investigation of waste paper deinking capability of waste newspaper, in research on waste paper deinking ability by conventional chemical method and the effect of using washing processes, flotation separately and in combination on The optical and visual characteristics of the manufactured papers were investigated. The results obtained from measuring the optical and visual properties of the manufactured papers showed that with 20 min of chemical treatment and the use of a washing step, the maximum degree of brightness was 50.9% ISO, the minimum degree of yellowness was 14.8% ISO, the degree of opacity 97.6% ISO, 507 composite particle number and 2205.5 mm2 / m2 composite surface area are obtained. When only the flotation process was used for deinking, the opacity improved to 99% ISO, but the resulting papers had a lower degree of brightness and a higher degree of yellowing of the number and surface area of the composite particles. Also, the results obtained from measuring the number and surface of composite particles on both the mesh and paper sides showed that the paper mesh side has more composite particles and less composite particle surface. According to the evidence obtained from the optical and visual properties of papers made from deinking of waste newspaper papers, using the washing process in the stage of separation of ink particles is more effective and efficient, and the resulting papers have more desirable optical and visual properties. [1]
Kapania et al. (2008) examined the quality of inkjet waste paper by bleaching with peroxide. The results of experiments showed that hydrogen peroxide is effective in increasing the quality by using suitable activating compounds and other peroxy compounds such as peracetic acid in decolorizing waste ink pulp paper. The use of hydrogen peroxide and peroxy derivatives in deinking waste paper has increased the brightness by several percent. [6]
Ferguson (2000) investigated the properties of waste paper and compared it with first-hand hardwood pulp and concluded that the recycled paper was a competitor to hardwood pulp and could be used in the production of printing papers. And used writing, sanitary and color paper. [5]. Brian and Felgner (1989) in Paper Engineering Senior Theses entitled "An Analysis of the Wash and Flotation Deinking Processes" stated that, a 40% addition of fresh pulp to wash and floatation-deinked pulps was sufficient to produce a sheet of similar characteristics as one made from unprinted recycled paper. The only significant difference between the deinked and unprinted sheets was a slight loss of. burst strength. However, a significant difference in strength and opacity characteristics was found when comparing floatation to wash deinked pulps. Mullen, tensile and opacity were higher for floatation deinked pulps. This is due to the fines loss in the wash deinking process. The cost of floatation deinking was found to be slightly higher than wash deinking. However, the yield of 86% for the floatation process in this procedure is lower than yields generally found in industrial practice. The use of a secondary floatation cell to recapture lost fiber may have increased the yield, thus reducing the cost. It should be noted that the floatation process is very sensitive to upset. Variations in chemical addition. temperature and pH to name a few, greatly affect the performance of the process. The wash deinking process has fewer process limiting factors. [3]
Les1ie and Turai in AN OVERVIEW of DEINKING OF WASTEPAPER in 1982 stated, more than half of the wastepaper co11ected for recycling is printed; therefore, most of it requires deinking. The deinking process is classified into two main categories: (1) chemical deinking and (2) ultrasonic deinking. Both deinking processes, in turn, are subdivided into two systems: deinking by washing and deinking by flotation. A large majority of the United States and Canadian deinking installations use the deinking by washing method, while in Europe and Japan the deinking by flotation method is preferred [7]. According to the review of numerous articles in the field of waste paper deinking, the purpose of this study is to deink waste magazine papers to produce newspaper paper.