Project Abstract:
Linpac Paper was awarded a prestigious Department of Energy Nice3 grant project, entitled "Pressurized Ozone Ultrafiltration Membrane System for Removing Total Dissolved Solids from Paper Mill Process Water". Project partners also include the South Carolina Energy Office, Resource Recycling Systems, Inc., and Western Michigan University's Department of Paper Science and Engineering. Linpac Paper is a closed loop zero effluent premium linerboard mill located in Cowpens, South Carolina. Linpac received the $525,000 grant award from Nice3 - National Industrial Competitiveness through Energy, Environment, and Economics - which is an innovative, cost shared DOE program to promote energy efficiency, clean production, and economic competitiveness in industry. Linpac's novel technology uses pressurized ozone with dissolved air flotation and ultrafiltration membrane in series. The technology allows total dissolves solids to be readily converted to total suspended solids for efficient removal, and is applicable for use by most pulp and paper manufacturers for improving process water quality and provide significant energy savings, while reducing or eliminating effluent discharge.
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