BENCHMARKING ENERGY USE IN CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER MILLS

BENCHMARKING ENERGY USE IN CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER MILLS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PULP AND PAPER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CANADA For more information or to receive additional copies of this publication, contact Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation c/o Natural Resources Canada 580 Booth Street, 18th Floor Ottawa ON K1A 0E4 Tel.: 613-995-6839 Fax: 613-992-3161 E-mail: cipec.peeic@nrcan.gc.ca Web site: oee.nrcan.gc.ca/cipec or Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada 570 St-Jean Boulevard Pointe-Claire QC H9R 3J9 Tel.: 514-630-4101 E-mail: info@paprican.ca Web site: www.paprican.ca Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Benchmarking energy use in Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills Text in English and French on inverted pages. Title on added t.p.: Analyse comparative de la consommation d`énergie dans le secteur canadien des pâtes et papiers ISBN 0-662-69589-5 Cat. No. M144-121/2006 1. Pulp mills – Energy consumption – Canada. 2. Paper mills – Energy consumption – Canada. I. Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada. II. Canada. Natural Resources Canada. III. Title: Analyse comparative de la consommation d`énergie dans le secteur canadien des pâtes et papiers. TJ163.5.P37B46 2006 333.79’65 C2006-980017-0E 1. Photo courtesy of the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada 2. Photo courtesy of Catalyst Paper Corporation © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2008 Recycled paper Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency Leading Canadians to Energy Efficiency at Home, at Work and on the Road TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2. METHODOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 3. RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 4. DISCUSSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 5. INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 5.1 How do the results affect my mill? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 5.2 What steps do I take? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 6. REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 APPENDIX A.AREA DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 APPENDIX B. SAMPLE CALCULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 APPENDIX C. ENERGY BENCHMARKING SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 DISCLAIMER The information contained in Benchmarking Energy Use in Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills and the Energy Benchmarking Survey Tool on the CD-ROM is intended to be used solely as an educational tool to help companies determine approximately how their facility compares against industry averages. The information is not intended to replace the findings of a formal energy benchmarking study at a facility. Under no circumstances will the Government of Canada or the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican) be liable either directly or indirectly to any person who uses such information. List of Figures Figure 1-1 Figure 2-1 Energy inputs and outputs of a pulp and paper mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Energy conversion areas and manufacturing areas of the pulp and paper mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Figure 2-2 Energy and fibre inputs and outputs for a mechanical pulping area . . . .10 Figure 3-1 Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 Electricity consumption for a mechanical pulping area producing TMP for newsprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Fuel consumption for a kraft recausticizing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Thermal energy consumption of a kraft pulping area with a continuous digester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Thermal energy consumption of a kraft pulping area with a batch digester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Figure 3-5 Thermal energy consumption for a kraft pulp bleaching area for softwood pulp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Figure 3-6 Figure 3-7 Figure 3-8 Figure 4-1 Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 Figure B-1 Net thermal energy production for a mechanical pulping area producing TMP for newsprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Thermal energy consumption for a paper machine area producing newsprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Thermal energy consumption for a paper machine area producing uncoated groundwood specialties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Electricity consumption for manufacturing bleached kraft market pulp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Fuel consumption for manufacturing bleached kraft market pulp . . . . . .30 Thermal energy consumption for manufacturing bleached kraft market pulp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Electricity consumption for manufacturing newsprint from TMP . . . . . .32 Net thermal energy consumption for manufacturing newsprint from TMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Energy conversion and manufacturing areas of a mill producing newsprint from TMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 BENCHMARKING ENERGY USE IN CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER MILLS List of Tables Table 3-1 Table 3-2 Table 3-3 Distribution of mills by pulping process and product type . . . . . . . . . . .14 Data quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Electricity consumption of pulp manufacturing areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Table 3-4 Fuel consumption of pulp manufacturing areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Table 3-5 Table 3-6 Thermal energy consumption of pulp manufacturing areas . . . . . . . . . . .18 Thermal energy production of pulp manufacturing areas . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Table 3-7 Electricity consumption of product manufacturing areas . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Table 3-8 Table 3-9 Fuel consumption of product manufacturing areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Thermal energy consumption of product manufacturing areas . . . . . . . .23 Table 3-10 Electricity consumption of common areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Table 3-11 Table 3-12 Table 3-13 Table 3-14 Fuel consumption of common areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Thermal energy consumption of common areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Electricity consumption of boiler areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Fuel consumption of boiler areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Table 3-15 Thermal energy consumption of boiler areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Table 3-16 Electricity consumption of kraft recovery boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Table 3-17 Fuel consumption of kraft recovery boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Table 3-18 Net thermal energy production of kraft recovery boilers . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Table 3-19 Thermal energy consumption of generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Table 3-20 Steam consumption of deaerators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Table 4-1 Table 4-2 Table 4-3 Energy consumption and production for unbleached kraft pulp . . . . . . .28 Energy consumption and production for bleached kraft pulp . . . . . . . . .29 Energy consumption and production for manufacturing bleached kraft market pulp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Table 4-4 Energy consumption and production for manufacturing newsprint . . . .31 Table A-1 Technology descriptors–pulp manufacturing areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Table A-2 Technology descriptors–product manufacturing areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Table A-3 Technology descriptors–common areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Table A-4 Technology descriptors–energy conversion areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Table B-1 Energy data for a newsprint mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Table B-2 Reconciled energy data for a newsprint mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Table B-3 Specific energy data for a newsprint mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Table B-4 Energy consumption of the power boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 BENCHMARKING ENERGY USE IN CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER MILLS ... - tailieumienphi.vn