Deinking composition and process

Paper making and fiber liberation – Processes of chemical liberation – recovery or purification... – Waste paper or textile waste

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ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to the deinking process for office wastepaper for utilization in a neutral medium. Particularly the invention relates to a deinking process for office wastepaper comprising the steps of: (a) converting wastepaper to pulp; (b) contacting the pulp with a deinking agent comprising of: i) an enzyme active at a pH of from about 4 to about 9 and ii) a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of higher aliphatic alcohol alkoxylates, aliphatic acid alkoxylates, higher aromatic alcohol alkoxylates, fatty acid amides of alkanolamines, fatty acid amide alkoxylates, propylene glycol alkoxylates, block or random copolymers of ethylene and propylene oxide, higher alcohol polyethylene polypropylene block or random adducts and mixtures thereof; in an aqueous medium having a pH of from about 4 to about 9; and (c) removing ink from the pulp by flotation, water washing or a combination of flotation and water washing.

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