Recyclability for paper and board from the viewpoint of de-inking Dr. SHIMIZU, Hirokazu Visiting Senior Researcher, Waseda University Environmental Research Institute President, SHIMIZU PRINTING INC. Expert, ISO TC130 WG11 (Environmental impact of printed products) 1
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Recyclability for paper and board from the viewpoint of de-inking
Dr. SHIMIZU, Hirokazu Visiting Senior Researcher, Waseda University Environmental Research Institute
President, SHIMIZU PRINTING INC. Expert, ISO TC130 WG11 (Environmental impact of printed products)
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Contents1. Background
A. Paper and board production B. Main paper recovery pathway C. Paper and board recovery rate and utilization rate
2. Experiment A. De-inking test procedure for UV ink in Japan B. Controversial points for test procedure C. De-inking test results from 4-different ink
3. Discussion A. Possibility of establishing a rule for recyclability
based on de-inking
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1.BackgroundA. Paper and board production (worldwide, 2012)
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00
0t
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
110,000
Chin
a
USA
Japan
Ger
man
y
Swed
en
Kore
a
Can
ada
Finla
nd
Bra
zil
Indones
ia
India
Ital
ia
Fran
ce
Russ
ia
Spai
n
Aust
lia
Mex
ico
Thai
land
UK
Tai
wan
11,417
22,63026,083
74,375
102,500
Reference: RISI Annual Review 2013
Annual production volume=399,985,000t
1.BackgroundA. Paper and board production (Japan, 2001-2012)
Reference: Paper Recycling in Japan, Paper Recycling Promotion Center
1.BackgroundB. Main Paper Recovery Pathway
5Reference: Paper Recycling in Japan, Paper Recycling Promotion Center
Single/multi-family residences
Local shopping areas, office buildings, train stations..etc.
Shopping malls, paper packaging plants, printers, bookbinders, publishers, newspaper companies…etc.
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Collection by local authorities
Group collections (Neighbors asso., PTA…etc.)
Drop offs (public facilities, supermarket…etc.)
Collectors
Sources
Scrap dealers
Intermediate agents
Reco
vere
d pa
per
supp
liers
Specialized collector
Pape
r m
ills
Expo
rts
Collection method
1.BackgroundC. Paper recovery rate (worldwide, 2012)
6 Reference: RISI Annual Review 2013
%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Kore
a
Japa
n
Ger
man
y
Cana
da
USA
Finl
and
Swed
en
Indo
nesi
a
Chin
a
Braz
il
44.444.652.5
61.062.264.473.2
77.678.0
94.6 Recovery rate=Collected paper
Domestic consumption
1.BackgroundC. Paper utilization rate (worldwide, 2012)
7 Reference: RISI Annual Review 2013
%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Kore
a
Chin
a
Ger
man
y
Japa
n
Indo
nesi
a
Braz
il
USA
Cana
da
Swed
en
Finl
and
5.314.2
24.5
35.443.3
57.464.3
71.672.9
84.5Utilization rate
Consumption of recycled paper
New pulp
=
Consumption of recycled pulp
+
+ Recycled paper
Recycled pulp
+ Raw materials
+
2.Experiment
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A. De-inking test procedure for UV ink in Japan
Reference: Paper Recycling in Japan, Paper Recycling Promotion Center
1-Pulping 2-Screening 3-Kneading
4-Floating5-Bleaching6-Cleaning
Paper recycling process at paper mills
2.Experiment
1. Printing sample Print UV Bk ink (density=1.60-1.80) on fine paper (64gsm, Oji Paper Mill) by tester, not by real press Cure the ink by either Hg or Fe lamp (120W/cm) at the speed of 30-40m/minute, temperature-aging at 60℃ for a week
2. Defibration (Pulping) 58g of paper (30mm×30mm…printed sheet=17.4g, white paper=40.6g) 1.5 litre of 28-32℃ water+6.9-7.1ml of 3.75% NaOH+6.9-7.1ml of 1.50% De-inking agent Agitate at 3000rpm for 20-minute Condense to 620-630g by using mesh configuration
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A. De-inking test procedure for UV ink in Japan
2.Experiment
3. Dilution Add 1350 ml of water and defiberize again for 1-minute Transfer tested pulp and add 28-32℃ water to make 5.4kg of 1.0% pulp density sample
4. Separating sample Separate 4.3kg of 1.0% pulp density sample and start floatation process
5. Floatation Put 4.3kg of 1.0% pulp density sample into JTAPPI No.39 and send air (3.8-4.2 litre/minute) to skim froth of pulp when rotating screw at1500rpm
6. Collection Collect pulp sample after stopping screws
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A. De-inking test procedure for UV ink in Japan
2.Experiment
7. 2nd dilution Add water again to increase pulp sample up to 8kg
8. pH adjustment Add aluminum sulfate for adjusting pH to be 5.0-5.6
9. Drying to make recycled paper sample Press and make 57-63g hand-sheet sample (5 or more) to from recycled paper sample
10.Measure Measure whiteness Measure dirt particle area (>0.05m㎡)
Reference: Test method for recycle-focused UV ink, Japan Federation of Printing Industries
2.Experiment
Difference between J-Method (J) and INGEDE Method(I) Printing sample is categorized by products (I)
Methods for different materials (hot-stamp, sticker…) (J)
Testing fine paper only (J)
More evaluation parameters (I) • Luminosity
• Color
• Cleanliness
• Ink elimination
• Filtrate darkening
Definition in size for dirt particle area is much bigger (J)
Weighting is utilized for Rating deinkability scores (I)
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A. De-inking test procedure for UV ink in Japan
Quality of deinked pulp
Process parameters
2.Experiment
1. Tested not by real press? Recyclability test by real press is not considered
2. Printing speed of 30-40m/minute is appropriate? Actual UV energy is different from testing condition
3. Type of UV lamp can be Hg or Fe? Curing condition of ink can be totally different
4. Radiation distance by UV lamp should be defined? Distance from UV lamp to substrate is key factor for curing
5. Lifetime of UV lamp can be “averaged life-time”? Energy of UV lamp can be dropped suddenly at uncertain point
6. Ink density can be 1.40 or more on fine paper? When printing on coated paper at 2.00…1.25 on fine paper
7. Measuring device (filter setting) should be defined? Color density can be changed by different devices (different settings)
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B. Controversial points for test procedure
2.Experiment
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B. Controversial points for test procedure
UV lamp house and reflector for manroland R710
2.Experiment
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B. Controversial points for test procedure
UV lamp house is taken out from a press to check real lamp power directly by lighting UV lamp outside a press
2.Experiment
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B. Controversial points for test procedure
Measuring UV lamps: pulling out a UV lamp house from a press, mount it on conveyor, and light a lamp. Then, check energy and power of a lamp by measuring device to know actual power on a press. Please do not try at your factory.
2.Experiment
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B. Controversial points for test procedureEnergy and power for different types of UV lamps
Total energy by sampling test is much less than actual press
Printing sample for de-inking test is easier to be recycled than actual printed matters
2.Experiment
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B. Controversial points for test procedureColor densities (Bk) for 4-different ink
Device settingsUV-1
(Supersensitive)UV-1 (normal) Coventional Inkjet
Density standard: ISO-T
1.19 1.18 1.16 1.00White base: Abs.
Density standard: ISO-T
1.14 1.13 1.10 0.97White base: Paper
Density is 2.00 when printed on coated paper; it is impossible to be 1.60 or more on fine paper
Density value can be different when setting of measuring device is not the same; it should be clearly stated about measuring mode
2.Experiment
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C. De-inking test results from 4-different inkTesting conditions for 4-different ink
UV ink-1 (supersensitive)
UV ink-2 (normal) Conventional Ink jet
Ink density (ISO-T)
1.19 1.18 1.16 1.00
Paper OK Prince (fine paper by OJI)
OK Prince (fine paper by OJI)
OK Prince (fine paper by OJI)
OK Prince (fine paper by OJI)
Press manroland R707 manroland R707 Akiyama ?
UV device 120W, Hg 120W, Hg NA NA
Aging period1-week, normal
temperature1-week, normal
temperature1-week, normal
temperature1-week, normal
temperature
Unfortunately,type of inkjet cannot be specified
2.Experiment
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C. De-inking test results from 4-different inkWhiteness (ISO) for 4-different ink
ItemsNumber of
testsAvg Max Min SD
UV-1 (supersensitive) 10 72.85 72.95 72.75 0.0755
UV-2 (normal) 10 73.00 73.15 72.80 0.0101
Conventional 10 66.40 66.70 66.10 0.205
Inkjet 10 42.75 42.95 42.65 0.102
Inkjet show lower whiteness (lower than threshold?) because of small dirt specks entwining around fibre
2.Experiment
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C. De-inking test results from 4-different inkDirt particle areas (>0.05m㎡) for 4-different ink
ItemsNumber of
testsAvg Max Min SD
UV-1 (supersensitive) 5 196 223 165 22.1
UV-2 (normal) 5 290 338 260 30.1
Conventional 5 94.1 146 54.5 34.0
Inkjet 5 5.38 15.0 0.00 5.85
Dirt particles should be lower than 1300m㎡/㎡, so all of those can
pass criteria (because of low density of ink?)
2.Experiment
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C. De-inking test results from 4-different inkNumber of dirt particles (>0.3m㎡) for 4-different ink
ItemsNumber of
testsAvg Max Min SD
UV-1 (supersensitive) 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
UV-2 (normal) 5 0.20 1.00 0.00 0.45
Conventional 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Inkjet 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Number of dirt particles for UV-2 has ink spot; there was only one sheet which has a spot among 5-sample
2.Experiment
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C. De-inking test results by 4-different ink
Dried hand-sheet,UV-1 Dried hand-sheet,UV-2
Dried hand-sheet,Conv. Dried hand-sheet,Ink jet
2.Experiment
1. Whiteness (no criteria is specified) Ink jet is extremely low, so is considered as non-preferred one to be recycled though it can pass other criteria
2. Dirt particle area (total area of 0.05m㎡ should be less
than 1300m㎡/㎡)
UV-2 can pass the criteria though only UV-1 is regarded as “eco-conscious UV ink”
3. Number of dirt (a sample on which a dirt can be found should not be more than one among 5-sample) All inks can be considered as non-problematic inks
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C. De-inking test results by 4-different ink
3.Discussion
Testing and verification rules Printing: • Paper (type and thickness) • Energy (UV/LED) • Ink (density) De-inking: • Experimental processes • Experimental conditions • Standards for verification result Verification • Verification items • Scoring procedure • Criteria for determining
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A. Possibility of establishing a rule for de-inking
3.Discussion
Labeling rules Labels for recommended combinations of materials for printed matter Labels for reducing workload to separate paper for recycling at paper mills
Others Possibility to fix a rule to what extent? Who will study existing ISO rules relating to paper recycling test procedure and rules in different countries? Possibility to include surface coating and hot-stamping, sticker..etc.? Institutions working on recycling test should have approval and license? Any other rules for de-inking in other countries?
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A. Possibility of establishing a rule for de-inking
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