WO1997038164A1 - Paper pulp drainage aid - Google Patents

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WO1997038164A1
WO1997038164A1 PCT/AU1997/000182 AU9700182W WO9738164A1 WO 1997038164 A1 WO1997038164 A1 WO 1997038164A1 AU 9700182 W AU9700182 W AU 9700182W WO 9738164 A1 WO9738164 A1 WO 9738164A1
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H21/00Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties
    • D21H21/06Paper forming aids
    • D21H21/10Retention agents or drainage improvers
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H11/00Pulp or paper, comprising cellulose or lignocellulose fibres of natural origin only
    • D21H11/14Secondary fibres
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/005Microorganisms or enzymes
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/20Macromolecular organic compounds
    • D21H17/21Macromolecular organic compounds of natural origin; Derivatives thereof
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  • This invention relates to improvements in treating pulp and process water in paper mills and in particular to a drainage aid for use in recycled paper mills
  • Enzyme treatment of paper pulps has been proposed to improve the freeness and physical properties of paper pulps with some claiming success with recycled fibre as well as virgin fibre .
  • the enzymes that have been proposed are xylanases, cellulases, and other hemicellulases. These are commercially available as crude mixtures characterised by the dominant presence of the named enzyme.
  • One defect of these treatments is that careful regulation of the addition and treatment conditions is required, because excessive treatment can lead to a decline in drainage.
  • Another difficulty is that paper pulps are usually neutral and many cellulases are active in the acidic pH range.
  • U S A patent 4923565 proposed the use of a cellulase (having cellulase and xylanase activity), as a drainage aid for recycled paper pulp.
  • One shortcoming of this proposal is that the pH must be adjusted to within the range 3 to 7.
  • Patent specification WO 91/17243 discloses that a cellulase having an endo - glucanase component active between pH 6 and 10 can be used as a drainage aid for paper pulps including waste paper pulp.
  • the purpose of the enzyme is to reduce harshness or clarify colour in cellulose containing fabrics
  • recycled paper is intended to cover paper pulp, which includes a major portion of paper or paperboard that has been recycled.
  • the present invention provides, as a drainage aid for improving the free drainage of recycled paper pulp slurries, a preparation containing a major portion of a starch hydrolysing enzyme, preferably an amylase and more preferably an alpha-amylase.
  • a starch hydrolysing enzyme preferably an amylase and more preferably an alpha-amylase.
  • the invention also includes a method of improving drainage of recycled paper pulp which includes the step of adding to the pulp a drainage aid containing a major portion of a starch hydrolysing enzyme, preferably amylase, prior to the separation of the water from the pulp.
  • the drainage aid is added in an amount of at least 0.05% by weight of oven dried paper forming the pulp, for a time and at a temperature sufficient to produce an improved drainage rate and at a pH at which the enzymes are active.
  • the addition of enzyme will improve drainage to the extent that the paper machine speed and production can be increased by about 5% or more
  • this invention is predicated on the discovery that drainage of recycled paper pulps is hampered by coatings on solid components in the pulp, particularly by the fine particles in the pulp
  • a significant proportion of recycled paper contains starch or starch based materials and in part this invention is based on the realisation that that enzymatic treatment may remove this coating
  • This invention is also founded on the discovery that amylase is able to act on the coatings of particles in the pulp regardless of its inner composition which is not the case with previously proposed enzymes such as cellulase. It is thought that the coatings are starch based and cellulases have little effect on the starch, but are more likely to act on the particles which are primarily cellulose This further discovery also indicates that amylase is specific in its action on the starch components.
  • a drainage aid having a major amylase component may be due to the coatings on the fines being largely composed of starch and thus more susceptible to amylase or other starch hydrolysing enzyme treatment. Because the amylase has Little action on the cellulose component of the fibres, excess treatment is unlikely to cause any deleterious effect. This contrasts with the prior art enzymes which are primarily cellulases which are usually recommended for papers made with a high content of virgin fibre
  • amylase is a major component of the drainage aid
  • other enzymes particularly cellulases active in the neutral- alkaline pH range, particularly pH 6 to 9 may be present.
  • Some cellulases do improve drainage which is inhibited by cellulose based materials in the pulp and part of drainage inhibition in recycled pulps may be reduced with cellulases
  • a mixture of amylase and cellulase may provide the optimum improvement Detailed description of the invention
  • Process conditions for dewatering paper pulp using the drainage aid of this invention are typically: temperature 40 to 90 °C pH 6 to 9 enzyme dosage 2.5xl0 6 to 15xl0 6 IU of activity per tonne of pulp which for an alpha amylase such as BAN 240L is equivalent to 0.5 to 3 Kg per oven dried tonne of recycled paper. contact times 15 to 120 minutes
  • the International Unit [I U] of enzyme activity is the amount of enzyme necessary to produce 1 micromole of reducing sugar product per minute.
  • the enzymes used in the drainage aid can comprise an amylase alone preferably a crude amylase or an amylase in combination with a cellulase such as endoglucanase, xylanase, or other hemi cellulases such as mannanase, all of which are preferably active in the neutral to alkahne pH range of 6 to 9.
  • a preferred crude alpha- amylase is that derived from Bacillus subtilis.
  • Starch hydrolysing enzymes from other microbial species may also be used including B.licheniformis and Aspergillus oryzae
  • the conventional polymeric fiocculants such as cationic polyacrylamide, which also aid in drainage can be used.
  • the amylase presence will allow a reduction in the amount of the fiocculants required.
  • amylase acts on the surface of all the components in the backwater regardless of inner composition, by removing starch coatings on both fines and fibres. Excessive treatment with cellulases tends to increase the fines leading to a decline in drainage performance and paper strength.
  • the large surface area and particulate nature of the fines is regarded as the major contributor to poor drainage performance of recycled pulps.
  • the interaction between particle surface, retention and drainage aids and water is thought to be enhanced. This consequently encourages better drainage in the forming section of the paper plant.
  • Example 2 A mill trial was conducted on a twin wire fourdrinier machine producing hners and medium for corrugated boxes.
  • the machine is capable of producing between 12 and 15 tons of paper per hour from furnish consisting of mixed waste paper, newsprint and OCC.
  • the enzyme selected for the mill trial was BAN 240L which is an alpha amylase preparation produced by Novo Nordisk. It is a clear brown watery liquid obtained from a purified culture of Bacillus subtilis variety amyloliquefaciens.
  • the enzyme addition commenced from 9am on day 1 and ceased 12pm on day 3 [approximately 48hours].
  • the enzyme was dosed at 30 1 hr [as received basis] in at two points in the stock preparation area.
  • Table 5 shows the mill performance over 7 days with the enzyme addition occurring on days 1 to 3. During the period of enzyme addition the machine speed increased by 4.49% compared to the operation without enzyme addition. In the table production rates have been extrapolated to remove lost time. Product output increased 6.5% but when adjusted for trim the increase was 4.48%.
  • Control particle count decreased from 212056 to 144617 while the a- Amylase particle count decreased from 178404 to 128787.
  • alpha-Amylase is inactivated in the drying section • alpha-Amylase is a food grade enzyme and is safe for use in making food packaging
  • alpha-Amylase is commonly available

Abstract

To improve the drainage and consequently the machine speed in making paper or paperboard from recycled paper, a starch hydrolysing enzyme [alpha-amylase] is added prior to the forming section. The enzyme must be active in the temperature range of 40 to 90 °C and in the pH range of 6 to 9. Amounts as low as 0.05 % by weight of the oven dried paper forming the pulp can allow increases in machine speeds of about 5 % or more.

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PAPER PULP DRAINAGE AID Field of the Invention
This invention relates to improvements in treating pulp and process water in paper mills and in particular to a drainage aid for use in recycled paper mills
Background to the Invention
The use of recycled paper to produce paper pulp creates problems in the free drainage of the paper pulp and the treatment and recycling of the process water. Because of the wide range of source material ,a large range of components are present in the backwater. These include the organic components fibres, fibrils, pitch, starch derivatives, lignin, synthetic polymers and inorganic components to include clay, titanium dioxide, gypsum, talc, chalk, zinc oxide, aluminium sulfate, ferrous sulphate, and calcium carbonate. Much of this material is present as fines[ i.e. below 120 micrometres]. It is preferable to retain some of the fines, which may comprise up to 5% of the paper sheet on the filter mat, without reducing drainage rates and paper properties and consequently affecting process times.
Enzyme treatment of paper pulps has been proposed to improve the freeness and physical properties of paper pulps with some claiming success with recycled fibre as well as virgin fibre . The enzymes that have been proposed are xylanases, cellulases, and other hemicellulases. These are commercially available as crude mixtures characterised by the dominant presence of the named enzyme. One defect of these treatments is that careful regulation of the addition and treatment conditions is required, because excessive treatment can lead to a decline in drainage. Another difficulty is that paper pulps are usually neutral and many cellulases are active in the acidic pH range. U S A patent 4923565 proposed the use of a cellulase (having cellulase and xylanase activity), as a drainage aid for recycled paper pulp. One shortcoming of this proposal is that the pH must be adjusted to within the range 3 to 7.
An improvement to this patent is U S A patent 5116474 which utilises cellulases active in the pH range of 7 to 9.
U S A patents 5169497 and 5423946 suggest using the drainage aid of the '565 patent with cationic polymers such as acrylamides.
Patent specification WO 91/17243 discloses that a cellulase having an endo - glucanase component active between pH 6 and 10 can be used as a drainage aid for paper pulps including waste paper pulp. The purpose of the enzyme is to reduce harshness or clarify colour in cellulose containing fabrics
Brief description of the invention
It is an object of this invention to improve the drainage of recycled paper pulp using a more effective enzymatic treatment. The term "recycled paper" is intended to cover paper pulp, which includes a major portion of paper or paperboard that has been recycled.
To this end the present invention provides, as a drainage aid for improving the free drainage of recycled paper pulp slurries, a preparation containing a major portion of a starch hydrolysing enzyme, preferably an amylase and more preferably an alpha-amylase.
The invention also includes a method of improving drainage of recycled paper pulp which includes the step of adding to the pulp a drainage aid containing a major portion of a starch hydrolysing enzyme, preferably amylase, prior to the separation of the water from the pulp. The drainage aid is added in an amount of at least 0.05% by weight of oven dried paper forming the pulp, for a time and at a temperature sufficient to produce an improved drainage rate and at a pH at which the enzymes are active. At the lower concentration the addition of enzyme will improve drainage to the extent that the paper machine speed and production can be increased by about 5% or more
In part this invention is predicated on the discovery that drainage of recycled paper pulps is hampered by coatings on solid components in the pulp, particularly by the fine particles in the pulp A significant proportion of recycled paper contains starch or starch based materials and in part this invention is based on the realisation that that enzymatic treatment may remove this coating This invention is also founded on the discovery that amylase is able to act on the coatings of particles in the pulp regardless of its inner composition which is not the case with previously proposed enzymes such as cellulase. It is thought that the coatings are starch based and cellulases have little effect on the starch, but are more likely to act on the particles which are primarily cellulose This further discovery also indicates that amylase is specific in its action on the starch components. This has the consequence that careful regulation of the treatment is not necessary and excessive treatment does not decrease the drainage improvement. The improved effectiveness of a drainage aid having a major amylase component may be due to the coatings on the fines being largely composed of starch and thus more susceptible to amylase or other starch hydrolysing enzyme treatment. Because the amylase has Little action on the cellulose component of the fibres, excess treatment is unlikely to cause any deleterious effect. This contrasts with the prior art enzymes which are primarily cellulases which are usually recommended for papers made with a high content of virgin fibre
Although amylase is a major component of the drainage aid, other enzymes, particularly cellulases active in the neutral- alkaline pH range, particularly pH 6 to 9 may be present. Some cellulases do improve drainage which is inhibited by cellulose based materials in the pulp and part of drainage inhibition in recycled pulps may be reduced with cellulases For many recycled pulps or mixed virgin and recycled fibres a mixture of amylase and cellulase may provide the optimum improvement Detailed description of the invention
Process conditions for dewatering paper pulp using the drainage aid of this invention are typically: temperature 40 to 90 °C pH 6 to 9 enzyme dosage 2.5xl06 to 15xl06 IU of activity per tonne of pulp which for an alpha amylase such as BAN 240L is equivalent to 0.5 to 3 Kg per oven dried tonne of recycled paper. contact times 15 to 120 minutes The International Unit [I U] of enzyme activity is the amount of enzyme necessary to produce 1 micromole of reducing sugar product per minute.
The enzymes used in the drainage aid can comprise an amylase alone preferably a crude amylase or an amylase in combination with a cellulase such as endoglucanase, xylanase, or other hemi cellulases such as mannanase, all of which are preferably active in the neutral to alkahne pH range of 6 to 9. A preferred crude alpha- amylase is that derived from Bacillus subtilis. Starch hydrolysing enzymes from other microbial species may also be used including B.licheniformis and Aspergillus oryzae
In addition to the amylase drainage aid the conventional polymeric fiocculants. such as cationic polyacrylamide, which also aid in drainage can be used. The amylase presence will allow a reduction in the amount of the fiocculants required.
Laboratory scale drainage tests were carried out on backwater samples from a recycled paper plant. A crude and a purified alpha- amylase was used to treat the backwater samples. The purification was achieved by chromatographic focussing. Drainage performance was measured using a modified Schopper- Riegler drainage jar. A brass woven screen with 50 micron gaps captured the fines to form a filter cake. This filter cake sufficiently impeded the backwater to permit accurate drainage readings to be taken by continuously collecting and weighing the filtrate. Drainage improvement was evaluated by comparing the difference between control and enzyme treated samples over 30 minutes.
Example 1
Experiments were conducted using both crude and purified alpha amylase as identified in table 1. The backwater characteristics and fines size distribution are set out in tables 2 and 3.
Table 1 alpha-amylase characterisation
Figure imgf000007_0001
Table 2
Backwater characterisation
Batch pH Conductance micro S/cm Dry mass g/L Ash
%
1 7.23 850 6.31 18.19
2 7.12 980 6.53 20.55
3 7.34 860 7.08 19.04
Table 3
Particle size analysis
Number density parameters (microns) Batch 1 Batch 2 Batch 3
Median 1.20 0.89 0.96
Mean 1.80 1.35 1.55
SD 2.13 1.56 2.00
Mode 1.25 0.75 0.75 The results of the experiments are set out in. table 4.
Because the fines in the backwater samples are in a higher concentration than in the pulp the dosage rates are higher because the surface area to volume ratios for the fines is 20 to 30 times the ratio for pulp. Thus the dosage requirement for treating pulps will be significantly less than the table suggests.
Table 4
Drainage analysis
Batch amylase amylase amylase Drainage vol. Drainage purity dosage mg/L dosage After 30 mins improvement units/Kg mL %
1 control 0 0 768.57 na
1 pure 0.15 4,171 791.07 2.93
1 crude 0.15 5789 804.56 4.68
1 crude 1.5 57,890 874.9 13.83
1 crude 15.0 578,900 932.71 21.36
2 control 0 0 764.19 na
2 pure 0.15 4032 774.59 1.36
2 crude 0.15 5597 793.86 3.88
2 crude 1.5 55,970 822.92 7.69
2 crude 15.0 559,700 902.34 18.08
3 control 0 0 707.93 na
3 pure 0.15 3720 725.6 2.50
3 crude 0.15 5163 733.87 3.66
3 crude 1.5 51,630 794.06 12.17
3 crude 15.0 516,300 861.49 21.69
These results show that amylase acts on the surface of all the components in the backwater regardless of inner composition, by removing starch coatings on both fines and fibres. Excessive treatment with cellulases tends to increase the fines leading to a decline in drainage performance and paper strength.
The large surface area and particulate nature of the fines is regarded as the major contributor to poor drainage performance of recycled pulps. By selectively hydrolysing the surface material on fines and fibres, the interaction between particle surface, retention and drainage aids and water is thought to be enhanced. This consequently encourages better drainage in the forming section of the paper plant.
Example 2 A mill trial was conducted on a twin wire fourdrinier machine producing hners and medium for corrugated boxes. The machine is capable of producing between 12 and 15 tons of paper per hour from furnish consisting of mixed waste paper, newsprint and OCC.
The enzyme selected for the mill trial was BAN 240L which is an alpha amylase preparation produced by Novo Nordisk. It is a clear brown watery liquid obtained from a purified culture of Bacillus subtilis variety amyloliquefaciens.
The enzyme addition commenced from 9am on day 1 and ceased 12pm on day 3 [approximately 48hours]. The enzyme was dosed at 30 1 hr [as received basis] in at two points in the stock preparation area. Table 5 shows the mill performance over 7 days with the enzyme addition occurring on days 1 to 3. During the period of enzyme addition the machine speed increased by 4.49% compared to the operation without enzyme addition. In the table production rates have been extrapolated to remove lost time. Product output increased 6.5% but when adjusted for trim the increase was 4.48%. TABLE 5
Figure imgf000010_0001
An improvement in the freeness of the pulp as measured by the Schopper- Reigler [SR] drainage values in the headbox and machine chests, and for both top and bottom lines was observed.
TABLE 6 Schopper-Reigler Freeness values of pulp
Headbox Headbox Machine chest Machine chest top bottom -top - bottom
During trial 35 40 31 40
After trial 57 59 51 63
This shows that the enzyme decreases the SR freeness values by 32% to 39% depending on the sample origin.
This compares favourably with the performance of the cellulases with recycled paper pulp disclosed in USA patent 5116474 which obtained decreases in SR values of between 5% and 23% This mill trial showed that a cost effective enzyme treatment produced an additional 19.4 tonnes of paper per day, increased machine speed by 22.14 m/min and improved the S R values. Example 3 - Comparative
The enzymes as described in tables 7a 7b and 7c were tested for comparison purposes.
"na" means the data is not available
TABLE 7a
Name AMG 300L BAN 240L Celluclast Demmax L 1.5 L
Enzyme Amylo- Alpha Cellulase Endo- glucosidase amylase glucanase
Organism of Aspergillus Bacillus Trichoderma Non patho¬ origin niger subtilis reesei genic mould
Density g/mL 1.2 1.2 1.2 na pH optima 4.5 5-7 4.5-6.0 4.5-5.5
Temp. °C 60 50-70 50-60 45-55
Reaction time na na na na
Dosage na na na na
TABLE 7b
Name Fungamyl Irgazyme 40 Novozyme Pergalase 800L 342 A40
Enzyme Alpha- Xylan ase Cellulase,glu Cellulase amylase [no cellulase canase and Predominant activityl hemicellulase
Organism of Aspergillus Trichoderma na Trichoderma origin oryzae longibrachiat longibrachiat um um
Density g/mL 1.25 1.01-1.15 na 1.01-1.15 pH optima 4.5-6.0 7.0-8.5 7.5-8.5 5-7
Temp. °C 55-60 50-70 40 35-55
Reaction time na 0.5-3 hrs lhr 0.5-2 hrs
Dosage na 0.2-0.7 1/t 41 t 0.5-1.81/t
TABLE 7c
Name Promozyme 200L Pulp zy me HB San Super 240L
Enzyme PuUanase Xylanase Amyloglucosidase
Pullanβ-glucano- Endo- l,4-beta-D- [and alpha amylase] hydrolase xylanase
Organism of Bacillus Bacterial na origin acidopullulytics
Density g/mL 1.25 na 1.25 pH optima 4.0-6.0 7-8 5.5
Temp. °C 50-60 50 55
Reaction time na 2-3 na
Dosage na lkg/t na
These enzymes were tested in the laboratory to assess the drainage improvement with pulp backwater in similar fashion to example 1. The results are shown in table 8. The reducing sugar increase is an indication that the enzyme was active. These results show that the alpha amylases BAN 240L and FUNGAMYL out performed the other enzyme types with the exception of the ceUulase CELLUCLAST.
TABLE 8 Treatment of backwater containing fines with enzymes listed in tables 7a, 7b and 7c
Enzyme 1 Drainage Reducing sugar '
1 improvement (%) increase (mM)
AMG 300L i 0.7 9.2
BAN 240L 4.0 0.77
CELLUCLAST 1.5L 2.8 0.28
DENIMAX L 1.7 0.94
FUNGAMYL 800L 2.5 2.75
1 IRGAZYME 40 0.9 0.78
NOVAZYME 342 1.3 0.78 j
PERGALASE A40 0.4 0.0
1
PROMOZYME 200L 0.0 1.35
PULPZYME HB 1.0 0.31
' SANSUPER 240L 0.9 4.81
Example 4 - Fiocculants
Backwater samples having a consistency at 0.631%, were treated with alpha amylase obtained from Bacillus licheniformis, incubations were performed at 0 and 300 IU/ml at 50°C for 3 hours. High molecular weight cationic polyacrylamide [CATPAM] was added at a set dosage of 0.3 micrograms per lOOOmL of backwater. The backwater containing the polymer was inverted 30 times m a glass measuring cylinder. Particle size analysis was performed in the range 0.2 to 60 micrometres. TABLE 9 alpha-Amylase and polymer treated backwater
Figure imgf000014_0001
Control particle count decreased from 212056 to 144617 while the a- Amylase particle count decreased from 178404 to 128787.
In the absence of polymer the particle count of the enzyme treated backwater decreased by 15% relative to the control. The particle count decreased further with the addition of polymer to the backwater. The control decreased by 32%, whereas the enzyme treated backwater decreased by 40% relative to the control without polymer. The mean particle mass for the enzyme treated backwater, with polymer, increased by 6% relative to the control with polymer. These results imply that the enzyme treated fines are more receptive to polymer interactions as demonstrated by the greater floe size and lower particle count.
These results compare favourably with the data in USA patent 5169497 which show an improvement in freeness when a cationic polyacrylamide is added to a cellulase treated recycled paper pulp. Summary of benefits
From the above results it can be seen that the present invention by improving drainage allows the speed of the paper section to improve, increasing the output of paper from the recycled paper stock. In addition the following ancillary benefits can also be recognised
• Avoids degradation of cellulose
• Overdosing does not degrade paper
• Iodine can be used to monitor the reaction
• The alpha-Amylase is inactivated in the drying section • alpha-Amylase is a food grade enzyme and is safe for use in making food packaging
• alpha-Amylase is commonly available

Claims

The claims defining the invention are as follows:
1) In a method of forming paper from recycled paper stock the improvement comprising the addition of a drainage improving amount of a starch hydrolysing enzyme, preferably amylase to the pulp suspension prior to the forming section of the paper making plant.
2) The improvement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the enzyme is an amylase active within the temperature range of .40 to 90°C and the pH range 6 to 9.
3) The improvement of claim 1 wherein the enzyme is added to the pulp suspension at least 15 minutes prior to entering the paper forming section.
4) The improvement of claim 1 wherein the enzyme is added in an amount of at least 0.05% by weight of the oven dried paper forming the pulp.
5) The improvement of claim 3 in which at least one cellulase is also added to the pulp with the starch hydrolysing enzyme.
6) A paper pulp drainage aid consisting of a major portion of a starch hydrolysing enzyme, preferably an amylase, active in the pH range 6 to 9 and the temperature range of 40 to 90 °C.
7) A drainage aid as claimed in claim 3 which also contains a cellulase active in the pH range 6 to 9.
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