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The 200th anniversary of the paper machine, Part 1: The first 100 years, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1997, Vol. 80(10)
The 200th anniversary of the paper machine, part 1: the first 100 years, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1997, Vol. 80(10)
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Editor's Note: Bright future for coating at ACFS, TAPPI JOUR
Editor's Note: Bright future for coating at ACFS, TAPPI JOURNAL November 2010
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On the nominal transverse shear strai to characterize the severity of creasing, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2018
On the nominal transverse shear strai to characterize the severity of creasing, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2018
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A virtuous circle, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 2000, Vol. 83(12)
A virtuous circle, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 2000, Vol. 83(12)
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Development of advanced paper machine lubricant, TAPPI JOURNAL, April 1998, Vol. 81(4)
Development of advanced paper machine lubricant, TAPPI JOURNAL, April 1998, Vol. 81(4)
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Old giants rearm in northern India, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1997, Vol. 80(8)
Old giants rearm in northern india, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1997, Vol. 80(8)
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Determining operating variables that impact internal fiber bonding using Wedge statistical analysis
ABSTRACT: In this study, Wedge statistical analysis tools were used to collect, collate, clean up, plot, and analyze several years of operational data from a commercial paper machine. The z-direction tensile (ZDT) and Scott Bond tests were chosen as representative of fiber bond strength. After analyzing thousands of operational parameters, the ones with the most significant impact upon ZDT involved starch application method, starch penetration, and the amount of starch applied. Scott bond was found to be significantly impacted by formation and refining. Final calendering of the paper web has also shown an impact on internal fiber bonding.
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The effect of microfibrillated cellulose on the wet-web strength of paper, TAPPI Journal January 2021
ABSTRACT: The wet-web strength of paper immediately after the press section of a paper machine is a critical factor in determining machine runnability. However, it is difficult to determine at commercial scale, because the web has to be broken and production interrupted in order to obtain a sample for measurement. The use of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is believed to increase wet-web strength, as it has allowed filler level increases of 10% or more on many commercial paper machines. In this paper, we describe a laboratory method for estimating the effect of MFC on wet sheet strength after press-ing, as well as actual measurements of wet-web strength from a pilot paper machine trial. These experiments have demonstrated the positive effect of MFC. At solids contents in the range typically observed after pressing, sheets with MFC at fixed filler content are significantly stronger, but also wetter, than those without it. When the use of MFC is combined with a typical increase in filler content, the wet web remains slightly stronger, but also becomes drier than the reference condition. These results are compatible with the theory put forward by van de Ven that wet-web strength is mainly a result of friction between entangled fibers, and they also suggest that the presence of MFC increases this friction.
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The Shendye-Fleming OBA Index for paper and paperboard, TAPPI Journal March 2022
ABSTRACT: We are proposing a new one-dimensional scale to calculate the effects of optical brightening agents (OBA) on the bluish appearance of paper. This index is separate from brightness and whiteness indices.In the paper industry, one-dimensional scales are widely used for determining optical properties of paper and paperboard. Whiteness, tint, brightness, yellowness, and opacity are the most common optical properties of paper and paperboard. Most of the papers have a blue cast generated by addition of OBA or blue dyes. This blue cast is given because of the human perception that bluer is whiter, up to a certain limit. To quantify this effect, it is necessary to determine how much blue cast paper and paperboard have. As the printing industry follows the ISO 3664 Standard for viewing, which has a D50 light source, this also plays a very important role in showing a blue cast. Color perception is based on light source and light reflected from an object. The ultraviolet (UV) component in D50 interacts with OBA to provide a reflection in the blue region of the visible spectrum. Use of a UV blocking filter results in measurements without the effect of emission in the blue region. This difference is used in determining the OBA effect in the visible range of the paper. This equation is known as the Shendye-Fleming OBA Index.
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Tissue roll handling with an agvs, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 2000, Vol. 83(2)
Tissue roll handling with an agvs, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 2000, Vol. 83(2)