EPRC deinkability assessment The deinkability assessment according to EPRC (European Paper Recycling Council) sets targets and limits for the evaluation of the deinkability of a print product and is based on the results of INGEDE Method 11.1 In total, five parameters have to be determined for the assessment of the deinkability (Figure 1). Three parameters
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EPRC deinkability assessment
After reading this article you will..
- understand the principle of the deinkability assessment, the relevant criteria and how the deinkability Score is calculated.
Recycled fibre
- Legislation
- Sources and quality of paper for recycling
- Recyclability of paper and board products – Deinkability
- Recycling versus recyclability
- Technical aspects of recycling
- Relevance of recyclability
- Repulpability and deinkability
- Deinkability test methods
- EPRC deinkability assessment
- Deinkability of different printed products
- Removability of adhesive applications
- EPRC assessment on removability of adhesive applications in graphic paper products
- Unit operations and equipment in recycled fibre processing
- Design of processes
- Design principles for stock preparation processes
- Process design for graphical grades, news print
- Process design for tissue
- Process design for board and packaging grades
- Reject and Sludge handling for graphical and tissue applications
- Reject and Sludge handling for board and packaging applications
- Water management
- Additives
- Deinking
- Bleaching of deinked pulp
- Process water treatment
- Sticky control – detackification
- Enzymatic solution for recycled fibres
- Papermaking potential of recycled fibre
- Differences between virgin and recycled fibre
- Repeated (manifold) recycling experiments
- Multiple papermaking with recycled fibres
- Modelling of fibre age distribution
- Special request of recycled fibre furnish in papermaking
- Effects of recycled fibre in papermaking
- Challenges of increased recycled fibre utilisation
Authors & references
Author:
Dr -Ing. Hans-Joachim PutzTechnische Universität DarmstadtFachgebiet Papierfabrikation und Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik (PMV)
References:
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- EPRC: Assessment of Printed Product Recyclability – Deinkability Score. Version 2, January 2017, EPRC, Brussels, Release 01.07.2020: https://www.paperforrecycling.eu/publications/
- EPRC: Assessment of Print Product Recyclability – Deinkability Score Calculator. EPRC, Brussels, September 2015, Release 01.07.2020: https://www.paperforrecycling.eu/?page_id=11&sf_paged=2
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