Process of eliminating ink from paper scrap fibers composition used for eliminating paper scrap ink and aqueous suspension of paper scrap

摘要

This invention is a method for deinking wastepaper by disintegrating the waste paper in an carbonate aqueous solution containing sodium sulfite and sodium carbonate to produce a fibrous slurry having a pH of at least 7.5, separating the ink from the fibers and removing the ink from the slurry. A composition useful for deinking fiber consists of a relative proportion of sodium sulfite to sodium carbonate between about 95:5 and about 50:50, and a surfactant.