IP Library Granted Patent US 7,294,228
Granted Patent B2
US 7,294,228 · App. 10/783,550 · Granted Nov 13, 2007

Biopulp for non-woody fiber plants and biopulping method thereof

Assignee: Yuen Foong Yu Paper Mfg. Co. Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,294,228
App. No.
10/783,550
Granted
Nov 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a biopulping method, and more particularly to a biopulping method for non-woody fiber plants. A biopulping method for a non-woody fiber plant is provided. It includes steps of providing a culture solution, adding a non-woody fiber plant to the culture solution, adding a microorganism suspension to the culture solution, fermentatively culturing the culture solution for preparing a pulp solution, boiling the pulp solution, pulping the pulp solution, and screening the pulp solution for isolating the paper pulp from the pulp solution.

Claims (30)

1. A production method for a paper pulp, comprising steps of:

(a) providing a culture solution;

(b) adding a fiber plant into said culture solution;

(c) adding a suspension of a microorganism into said culture solution wherein said microorganism is one selected from a group consisting of a Bacillus licheniformis having been deposited under ATCC Accession No: PTA-5824, a Bacillus subtilis having been deposited under ATCC Accession No: PTA-5818, and a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens having been deposited under ATCC Accession No: PTA-5819;

(d) fermentatively culturing said culture solution for preparing a pulp solution;

(e) boiling said pulp solution;

(f) pulping said pulp solution; and

(g) screening said pulp solution for isolating a paper pulp from said pulp solution.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fiber plant is a non-woody fiber plant.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fiber plant is pretreated by one selected from a group consisting of a relatively high pressure treatment under a relatively high temperature, a steaming treatment under a relatively high temperature, a boiling treatment under a relatively high temperature, a fumigated treatment and a soaking treatment under a room temperature.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fiber plant is added into said culture solution in a ratio ranged from 4 to 15% (w/v).

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said microorganism is inoculated at a concentration ranged from 0 to 10 8 cfu/ml.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said microorganism is a Gram positive bacterium.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fermentatively culturing process is proceeded at a temperature ranged from 20 to 50° C.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fermentatively culturing process is one of a static culture and a shaking culture.

9. The method as claim in claim 1 , wherein said fermentatively culturing process is proceeded over 0 to 10 days.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said step (e) further comprises a step of adding CaO with a concentration ranged from 0 to 4% (w/v) into said pulp solution and boiling said pulp solution for 25 to 40 minutes within a temperature ranged from 120° C. to 150° C.

11. The method as claim in claim 1 , wherein said pulp solution is screened by 18 to 300 meshes.

12. A biopulping method for a non-woody fiber plant, comprising steps of:

(a) providing a culture solution;

(b) adding a non-woody fiber plant into said culture solution;

(c) adding a suspension of a microorganism into said culture solution wherein said microorganism is one selected from a group consisting of a Bacillus licheniformis having been deposited under ATCC Accession NO: PTA-5824, a Bacillus subtilis having been deposited under ATCC Accession NO: PTA-5818 and a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens having been deposited under ATCC Accession NO: PTA-5819

(d) fermentatively culturing said culture solution for preparing a pulp solution;

(e) boiling said pulp solution;

(f) pulping said pulp solution; and

(g) screening said pulp solution for isolating a paper pulp from said pulp solution.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said fiber plant is pretreated by one selected from a group consisting of a relatively high pressure treatment under a relatively high temperature, a steaming treatment under a relatively high temperature, a boiling treatment under a relatively high temperature, a fumigated treatment and a soaking treatment under a room temperature.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said inoculation concentration of a microorganism is at a range from 0 to 10 8 cfu/ml.

15. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said step (e) further comprises a step of adding CaO with a concentration ranged from 0 to 4% (w/v) into said pulp solution and boiling said pulp solution for 25 to 40 minutes within a temperature ranged from 120° C. to 150° C.

16. The method as claim in claim 12 , wherein said pulp solution is screened by 18 to 300 meshes.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2018
From: YFY BIOPULP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
To: YFY INC.
Reel/Frame 047313/0837 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2014
From: YFY INC.
To: YFY BIOPULP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033162/0086 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 3, 2014
From: YUEN FOONG YU PAPER MFG. CO., LTD
To: YFY INC.
Reel/Frame 033080/0621 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2004
From: HUANG, JENN-WEN; PENG, YU-HSIANG
To: YUEN FOONG YU PAPER MFG CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 015013/0827 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 92104112 A · Feb 26, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040163780A1 · Aug 26, 2004