His and others’ research contributed to pulping techniques that redirected the paper industry by the mid-19th century. Within 80 years, Charles Herty had applied the process to southern pines.

This is done, for example, through the Kraft pulp process in the paper industry. In this process, wood chips are traditionally cooked in a pressure vessel and treated with aggressive chemicals to ...

The process involves flushing condensate lines with water, according to a statement from the state Department of Environmental Services. Condensate is a liquid byproduct of the pulping process.

The mill blamed the odor on a process malfunction caused by freezing temperatures. “The recent freezing temperatures caused equipment disruptions in a piping system for pulping condensate (liquid ...