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How Has China’s Energy Crisis Impacted Its P&P Industry?, Paper360º January/February 2022

How Has China’s Energy Crisis Impacted Its P&P Industry?, Paper360º January/February 2022

Over The Wire, Paper360º July/August 2022

Case Study: Micro-filters Boost Efficiency, Reliability, Paper360º July/August 2022

Managing Caliper: A Unique Business Model for Corrugated, Paper360º July/August 2022

OSHA Updates: What’s in Store For 2022, Paper360º March/April 2022

OSHA Updates: What’s in Store For 2022, Paper360º March/April 2022

Editorial: Reflections on the Page equation, laboratory work, and new concepts, TAPPI Journal May 2022

ABSTRACT: I began teaching paper physics to undergraduates in the late 1980s when the recognized giants in the field were still actively debating their subjects in the literature and scientific conferences.

How China Came to Dominate Market for Lithium Batteries, Paper360º May/June 2022

Reliability and SafetyPart 1: The Link Between Personnel Safety and Equipment Reliability, Paper360º May/June 2022

Editorial: The road to sustainable packaging: New research on aqueous barrier coating, TAPPI Journal November 2022

Authors: Joel C. Panek and Peter W. Hart | ABSTRACT: This TAPPI Journal Special Coating Issue looks at hot topic research being done in coatings for paper and paperboard. We can feel the “earth shifting” in paper and paper-board packaging due to the strong call by consumers and brand owners for more sustainable and environmentally friendly options. This is the first TAPPI Journal Special Coating Issue to highlight efforts within the paper coating community to produce more sustainable packaging.

Improvements in oil and grease resistance (OGR) test methodology for waterborne barrier coatings, TAPPI Journal November 2022

ABSTRACT: Paper-based food packaging is becoming more popular due to consumer demands for sustainable packaging options. Waterborne paper coatings that provide performance properties (i.e., resistance to oil and grease) not inherent to paper and board substrates offer improved sustainability profiles over earlier paper treatment options, including fluorocarbon treatment and coating with extruded plastics. The continued development of new paper coating technologies requires re-evaluation of current test methods and development of new methods to ensure lab evaluations can serve as accurate predictors of real-world performance. This paper provides an overview of commonly used oil and grease resistance (OGR) test methods within the paper coatings industry, and then describes improvements and developments made to two key methods: the 3M Kit test and an internally developed oil breakthrough test. The combined use of these adapted methods provides a more efficient testing workflow and a more complete understanding of the OGR performance of barrier coatings.