Recycling means de-inking
The trend towards using relatively low-grade furnishes continues in the de-inking industry, creating a challenge in the variety, amount, and particle size distribution of inks encountered. De-inked pulp quality requirements remain high, and there is increasing pressure to reduce processing costs and increase production capacity.
Every de-inking process is unique because of the infinite variables in water content, the furnish mix and individual techniques for running the process. Your mill deserves therefore a unique, carefully thought-out plan for optimization.
Total system approach
With the numerous chemistries used at a de-inking mill, one of the main difficulties is controlling interactions. Eka Chemicals total-system approach ensures that chemistry used for one particular purpose will not cause problems in some other area of the de-inking plant or paper machine. As an integral part of your team, we can manage all of your chemical systems, check inventories and provide both our own and other suppliers’ materials. In some cases, we even maintain billing for the mill.
Mill specific solutions
Eka Chemicals focuses on providing the best solution possible for your de-inking mill. We combine industry-leading services, such as FreeInk (a comprehensive study of ink removal parameters in North America), EVOP (Evolutionary Optimization - software for optimizing the use of chemical additives) and mill surveys with the widest array of de-inking and bleaching chemistry. The result is a mill-specific solution matching the best chemical technology with your water, furnish mix, flow sheet and performance targets.