Pulp & Paper Questions and Answers – Pulping

This set of Pulp and Paper Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Pulping”.

1. Pulp consists of 2 things which are, wood and the libocellulosic materials that are broken down physically and chemically.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Pulp consists of wood and lignocellulosic materials that has been broken down physically and chemically.

2. Which are 4 broad categories of pupling processes?
a) Chemical, semi-chemical, chemi-mechanical, and mechanical
b) Qualitative , semi-chemical, chemi-mechanical, and mechanical
c) Quantitative, semi-chemical, chemi-mechanical, and thermal
d) Isentropic, semi-chemical, chemi-mechanical, and mechanical
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Answer: a
Explanation: Following are the four broad categories of pulping:
Chemical, semi-chemical, chemi-mechanical, and mechanical.
These are in increasing order of mechanical energy required to separate fibers and decreasing reliance on chemical action.

3. Wood-free pulps contain no mechanical pulp or contains pulp subjected to a min. refining.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Wood-free pulp contains no mechanical pulp or contains pulp subjected to a minimum of refining; consequently, at the time of its manufacturing the water drains from the pulp on the Fourdrinier wire.
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4. ____________ is the process whereby the pulp is separated from large shives, knots, and etc.
a) Shredding
b) Cutting
c) Picking
d) Screening
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Answer: d
Explanation: Screeing is the process whereby pulp’s separated from the large shives, knots, and etc. It contains accepts and rejects for further distinguishing.

5. ___________ are small finer bundles of fibers that have not been separated into individual fibers during the pulping process.
a) Shives
b) Yield
c) Grains
d) Pulp
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Answer: a
Explanation: Shives are small finer bundles of fibers that have not been separated into individual fibers during the pulping process.

6. Which process is used to treat all types of woods for pulping process?
a) Mechanical pulping
b) Neutral-sulfite semi-chemical(N.S.S.C.)
c) Kraft process
d) Chemical mechanical pulping
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Answer: c
Explanation: Chemicals used in this process are NAOH and Na2S. it is used to treat all types of wood. The yield strength of this would be 65-70%.

7. How to calculate the total yield?
a) Screening (%) + Screened yield (%)
b) Dry solid mass (%) + Screened yield (%)
c) Screening (%) + Slurry mass (%)
d) Dry product mass out (%) + Dry product mass in (%)
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Answer: a
Explanation: The total yield is equal to amount of pulp removed while screening and the yield of pulp after the screens when all 3 are expressed as a percentage of the original wood put in the digester.
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8. How to calculate consistency?
a) (Dry solid mass) (slurry mass)-1 x 100
b) (Dry solid mass)-1 (slurry mass) x 100
c) (Dry solid mass) (slurry mass)-2 x 100
d) (Dry solid mass)-2 (slurry mass) x 100
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Answer: a
Explanation: Consistency is a measure of the solids content as a percentage in a pulp slurry.

9. How to calculate yield %?
a) (Dry product mass out) (Dry product mass in)-1 x 100
b) (Dry product mass out)-1 (Dry product mass out) x 100
c) (Dry product mass out) (Dry product mass out)-2 x 100
d) (Dry product mass out)-2 (Dry product mass out) x 100
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Answer: a
Explanation: Yield % is a measure of the dry product mass content as a percentage in a pulp slurry.
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10. Chemical pulping yields individual fibers that are not cut and give strong papers because of ________ as it interferes with hydrogen bonding is largely removed.
a) Pulp
b) Hydrogen
c) Phosphate
d) Lignin
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Answer: d
Explanation: Chemical pulping yields individual fibers that are not cut and give strong papers since the lignin. Which interferes with hydrogen bonding is largely removed.

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