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Energy marketing offered as new cost-control option, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
Energy marketing offered as new cost-control option, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
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European project approaches, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
European project approaches, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
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Industry characteristics and investment decisions: an alternative approach to pulp and paper production, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
Industry characteristics and investment decisions: an alternative approach to pulp and paper production, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
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On management: Does the pulp and paper industry have to lose the race?, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
On management: does the pulp and paper industry have to lose the race?, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
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Predicting the strength of paper containing holes or cracks with the point stress criterion, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
Predicting the strength of paper containing holes or cracks with the point stress criterion, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
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Rise in GDP should boost U.S. paper demand, sales, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
Rise in gdp should boost u.s. paper demand, sales, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
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Third-party financing of pulp and paper mill steam, power, and utility sssets, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
Third-party financing of pulp and paper mill steam, power, and utility sssets, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1998, Vol. 81(1)
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Optimization of optical coverage of board surfaces with assessment of light scattering and absorption using mineral as a coating component, TAPPI Journal June 2026
ABSTRACT: One of the primary functions of mineral inclusion into paper or paperboard is to improve the optical performance of the substrate. A coating may be applied to a sheet in order to cover a dark base, to improve the sheet opacity, to give the correct smoothness and gloss, or to give a suitable surface on which to print. The brightness of a pigment has long been used as a guide for pigment choice in paper and board. However, the measured paper brightness is a function of color and light absorption (K) of the coating and base and the light scattering (S) within the sheet resulting from interfaces with different refractive index. The optical performance can be quantified by measuring the S&K coefficients as described by the Kubelka-Munk model/theory in a filled or coated paper sheet. In coating, this is often assessed as a function of coat weight, and the corresponding physical sheet properties are assessed at the same time; for example, the correct gloss, smoothness, point-to-point uniformity, and printability. The optical performance in the sheet is often not directly related to the pigment brightness, but is largely a function of the particle packing within the sheet and coating layer. In the first and second main sections of this work, respectively, we show how S&K calculations from the Kubelka- Munk equations can be used in coated sheets to determine the optical performance and how this can be used as a predictive tool for the final sheet performance. This is presented for base sheets with different starting brightness. The third section of this work focuses on how mineral combinations in coatings can be used to improve the light scattering and consequently the optical performance of the board. We include theoretical considerations and then finally share a case study for improvement on the optical properties of recycled board.
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A systems approach for process debottlenecking towards a sustainable pulp and paper industry, TAPPI Journal April 2026
ABSTRACT: Increasing the competitiveness of the pulp and paper industry requires an effective optimization of its existing assets in line with a long-term vision for process transformation, production upgrade, and product diversification. Currently, pulp production increase is one of the main sources of additional revenue for the kraft industry. Likewise, energy efficiency is often employed as a cost-effective approach to reduce operating costs, enhancing the possibilities to lower fossil fuel consumption and contributing to a low-carbon economy. On the other hand, reaching higher production targets and facilitating process transformation, such as biorefinery implementation, heavily depend on the status and performance of a mill’s current infrastructure; therefore, a system analysis is needed to assess the new production requirements, the bottlenecks, and the interactions across departments. In order to obtain practical improvement solutions, direct and indirect impacts on process performance and resource utilization should be considered. This work provides an overview of the key challenges that need to be addressed for production increase and energy efficiency improvement. The methodology starts by a scope analysis for debottlenecking and screening capacity limitations vs. mill targets, followed by their ranking (bottleneck ranking diagram). Benchmarking, gap analysis, and root-cause techniques are applied to diagnose system inefficiencies. This mill-wide debottlenecking assessment is then used to guide the selection of a long-term sustainable operation and design a portfolio of improvement projects by avoiding cross effects of the short-term projects on the long term. A case study of a kraft pulp mill is used to illustrate the proposed methodology.
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Influence of base sheet properties on barrier coating performance, TAPPI Journal November 2025
ABSTRACT: Paper packaging offers a sustainable alternative to standard plastic-based materials, particularly for food and beverage applications. With reduced fiber treatment options like fluorochemicals, uncoated base stock often provides little-to-no effective barrier against liquid water, oil/grease, or moisture transmission. Despite the lack of natural barrier performance, base sheet properties can significantly influence the efficiency of applied waterbased barrier coatings. In this study, various base stock properties, such as caliper, porosity, roughness, and ash content, are reported to influence the barrier performance of styrene-acrylic and a copolymer of styrene-butadiene/styrene-acrylate based barrier coatings. These findings will help paper and board producers design better, more cost-effective, purposebuilt substrates for barrier applications in the packaging industry.