Abstract
The time development of the polysaccharide content in the wood residue and the black liquor during kraft pulping for softwood is the focus of this study. The degradation process falls into two distinct categories: the chain element type and the chain fragment type. In the chain element reactions, a single element in the polymer chain can be removed, whereas in the chain fragment reaction a longer piece of the polymer is dissolved into the black liquor. The element-wise process consists of the subreactions peeling, stopping, and alkaline hydrolysis. A mathematical model considering peeling, stopping, and alkaline hydrolysis of the polymer chains as well as the dissolution of the wood components into the black liquor is presented and tested for the experimental data obtained from kraft cooking of Scots pine wood meal. As a novelty, the model distinguishes between primary peeling originating in the initial reducing end groups and secondary peeling following alkaline hydrolysis. Four series of cooking at high...
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