Flotation
Improve optical cleanliness
Selectivity is important for retaining useful material such as fibers in the accepts and thereby reducing losses to a minimum. The selectivity criteria is the wettability of the particle surfaces. The more hydrophobic the particle surface, the better it adheres to an air bubble and the better the chance of its removal. It is also important that the particles detached from the fibers. Only free particles can be removed by flotation principle.
Flotation systems at a glance
Application area | Short description | |
InjectaCell |
Deinking |
The InjectaCell flotation system removes contaminants from the stock suspension with minimal fiber loss. Due to the two-stage design, the flotation process is extremely efficient and flexible. The LEF (LowEnergyFlotation) technology inside helps to achieve best quality results with low energy demand. |
InjectaCell Compact |
Deinking |
InjectaCell Compact achieves significant savings in investment and space demand in flotation by using newly developed FiberRecovery cells, which combine the tasks of primary and secondary flotation cells. |
InjectaPump | Deaeration |
InjectaPump replaces the foam breaker and foam tank and guarantees stable operation, even with highly variable foaming behavior and changing amounts of foam. With InjectaPump, a flotation plant can be built on one floor. |
LowEnergyFlotation |
Deinking |
LowEnergyFlotation (LEF) is a patented low-energy deinking flotation with minimal fiber loss. It effectively removes inks and hydrophobic contaminants from recovered paper and reduces the energy demand by up to 50% compared to a standard application. Existing flotation plants can be rebuilt to LEF technology. |
Product range
InjectaCell
Minimal fiber loss due to two-stage flotation
InjectaCell is frequently designed as a two-stage flotation system and is used for removal of hydrophobic contaminants such as ink and stickies. The overflow from the primary stage is refloated in a secondary stage to minimize the overall fiber loss.
InjectaCell is equipped with LEF technology as a standard, providing best technological results with low energy consumption. A further powerful add-on that is available for InjectaCell is an automatic control system for the optimization of brightness and yield, called OnControl Yield. It reduces fluctuations in the process and optimizes the yield for a given target brightness.
Thanks to the self-cleaning, clog-free and wear-free system, no maintenance work is required.
The BlueLine product range from Voith comprises modern machines and products for stock preparation that are characterized above all through the efficient use of energy and other raw materials and by gentle treatment of the fibers.
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Reduced Fiber Loss
Lower Energy Consumption
InjectaCell Compact
Low investment costs in flotation
InjectaCell Compact is used in stock preparation for removing hydrophobic contaminants such as inks and stickies from the paper suspension. The aim of flotation is to increase the degree of brightness and improve the visual cleanliness of the stock.
InjectaCell Compact is equipped with LEF technology as a standard, providing best technological results with low energy consumption. Thanks to the self-cleaning, clog-free and wear-free system, no maintenance work is required.
The BlueLine product range from Voith comprises modern machines and products for stock preparation that are characterized above all through the efficient use of energy and other raw materials and by gentle treatment of the fibers.
Discover the innovative BlueLineBlueLine Advantages
Reduced Fiber Loss
Lower Energy Consumption
InjectaPump
Efficient deaeration without foam tanks
Thanks to its low power consumption (power input between 22 - 48 kW), InjectaPump is inexpensive to operate. When passing through InjectaPump, the air content of the foam mass is reduced from up to 80% to an average of 8%.
Environment. Quality. Reliability.
The BlueLine product range from Voith comprises modern machines and products for stock preparation that are characterized above all through the efficient use of energy and other raw materials and by gentle treatment of the fibers.
Discover the innovative BlueLineBlueLine Advantages
Lower Maintenance Cost
LowEnergyFlotation
Enormous energy savings and high yield
Through the separate optimization of the sections, the two-stage system structure with primary and secondary flotation performs contaminant removal with minimal fiber loss. EcoCell flotation systems can be easily upgraded for LEF technology. The upgrade of older E-Cells even goes along with a production increase.
InjectaCell and InjectaCell Compact are equipped with the LEF technology as a standard.
Your benefits
- Easy conversion of E-cell or EcoCell flotation systems
- High energy savings, with at least the same technological results
- Low specific energy requirement – between 10 and 15 kWh/ton
- Easy to operate, self-cleaning, low-maintenance and no wearing parts
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