PROCESS FOR MAKING PAPER AND USE OF AN ACID/BASE TREATMENT IN PAPERMAKING

摘要

The invention relates to a process for making paper, wherein a pulp suspension, which comprises mechanical pulp, is thickened in a dewatering device and is thereafter diluted with water and pumped to a storage tank, then diluted again and made in to paper. According to the invention, the pulp suspension is subjected to an acid - base treatment after the dewatering device. The pH of the suspension is first reduced with a strong acid by 0.5 -4 pH units to a pH between 4 and 6 and then the pH of the suspension is increased with a weak base by 0.5 -3 units to a pH below 8. The invention also relates to the use of an acid - base treatment in a process for making paper, wherein a pulp suspension, which has been thickened in a dewatering device, is subjected to an acid - base treatment for improving the process and/or the product. The invention provides improvements in the brightness of the pulp suspension and/or reduces the need for bleaching agent. The invention also decreases the dissolution of calcium carbonate filler in the process.