Abstract
The refining plate is a key component of the disc refiner, which plays an important role in improving fiber morphology and its properties during pulp refining. In this study, the mixed pulps of bleached softwood and unbleached hardwood pulp was refined by the combined refining plates with different bar angles. Beating degree, fiber length, fiber width, fiber length distribution and fiber fibrillation were analyzed to explore the influences of different combinations of refining plates on the improvement of pulp and fiber properties. The results indicated that the combined refining plate of 0° and 5° had the more significant changes in fiber length distribution, beating degree and fiber morphology than that of the combined refining plate of 0° and 0° as refining proceeded. The influences of the combined refining plate of 0° and 39° on the fiber length components, beating degree and fiber morphology were weakest compared to the remaining two. This study is of positive significance for the design and the selection of refining plates.
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