Mechanical Pulping
The Szego Mill has been used to refine thermally and chemically softened wood chips and thermally treated hemp into mechanical pulp for papermaking. Paper quality is good and energy consumption is lower than for disk refiners.
Szego Mill pulp properties
| Freeness (mL) | Avg fibre length (mm) | |
| Hemp | 125 – 638 | 0.85 – 1.28 |
| Black spruce | 130 – 619 | 0.67 – 1.16 |
Properties of paper made with Szego Mill pulp
| Density (kg/m3) | Tear Index (mN-m2/g) | |
| Paper from hemp and kraft pulp | 247 – 592 | 3.21 – 8.23 |
| Paper from black spruce pulp | 375 – 575 | 3.93 – 6.55 |