Abstract: A process for removing color from a pulp and paper wastewater which comprises the following steps: (a) treating the wastewater with a reducing agent which is capable of inactivating color producing functional groups of the wastewater; and (b) treating the wastewater subsequent to step (a) with a polymer which is capable of removing color from the wastewater.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 1, 1993
Date of Patent:
July 5, 1994
Assignee:
Nalco Chemical Company
Inventors:
Jawed M. Sarkar, Amy M. Tseng, John H. Collins