Patent ID: 8524038

Claim:
A process of bleaching chemical pulp, comprising an initial bleaching of the pulp sequentially comprising: treating the pulp to reduce a content of transition metals in the pulp; a first chlorine dioxide treatment (D0) and also including addition of alkali to the pulp after addition of chlorine dioxide; a washing stage; a following alkaline treatment with oxygen and hydrogen peroxide (EOP), wherein the initial bleaching comprises the sequence D0N EOP subsequent the treatment to reduce the content of transition metals, a pH of the pulp is adjusted to a value of from 10 to 12 prior to said washing stage by said addition of alkali, whereby organic matter in the pulp is dissolved and is removed from the pulp in said washing stage as a filtrate also containing a greater part of formed chlorides, the filtrate is prevented from entering the recovery system, while the content of chlorides in a filtrate from a washing stage subsequent to said EOP stage is reduced.