A critical aspect of the chemical recovery process in pulp mills is controlling black liquor as it travels from washers to recovery boilers. The feed to the evaporation stage should be as consistent and high-quality as possible to minimize the required steam, and in return increasing overall profitability.
Via Separations has revolutionized this operation with their Black Liquor Concentration System, a filtration method utilizing membranes that reduces energy consumption by up to 76%. Leveraging Vaisala process refractometers to ensure the black liquor reaches an optimal dry solids concentration, the combined solution can result in substantial pulp mill savings by reducing washing and fuel costs.
Join our upcoming 30-minute webinar hosted by Vaisala and Via Separations to hear about:
• The value of inline monitoring of black liquor
• The solution design, benefits, and implementation strategies
• Lessons learned from the first commercial system installation
Can’t make the live webinar? You can still register now to receive the recording for on demand viewing.
Ricky Henderson is a Mechanical Engineer, Senior Sales Manager at Vaisala Inc Liquid Measurement Division with 20 years of experience. Ricky spent the first 18 years working in the Industrial Instrument Division focusing on Environmental measurement instrumentation (humidity, dewpoint, carbon dioxide, etc); the last few years Ricky’s primary focus has been on liquid concentration (measuring the refractive index within a process binary medium).
Bryce Mason,
Sales Representative, Via Separations
Bryce Mason has spent over 15 years in the pulp and paper industry in various roles ranging from mill operations to chemical and equipment sales. He began his career as a student working for the then Glatfelter Mill in Chillicothe Ohio on #12 PM. After graduating from the University of Dayton, he began working at the International Paper Mill in Springfield Oregon where he spent most of his time working in the Power and Recovery department. After 6 years with IP, he transitioned to supporting the paper industry through chemical sales in both the Pacific Northwest and Ohio. He currently resides in Ohio with his wife and 3 children where he leads the sales effort with Via Separations.
