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High yield chemical pulping

CA 1286455 C · Owner: The Mead Corporation · Inventors: Prusas, Zenon C.; Oates, Clarence L.

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A chemical pulping process comprising: partially defiberizing wood chips such that the fibers in said chips are substantially separated from one another but sufficient interfiber bonding is maintained to preserve chip integrity and thereby provide chips having an open porous fibrous network; and, subjecting said partially defiberized chips to chemical pulping at elevated temperature to remove a majority of the lignin in said chips.

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  • Granted July 23, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 23, 2008.
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FiledJune 15, 1987
GrantedJuly 23, 1991
Term endedJuly 23, 2008
Patent numberCA 1286455 C
Classification (IPC)D21C3/22 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedJune 15, 1987Patent grantedJuly 23, 1991Term endedJuly 23, 2008

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