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Call for Papers Open for TAPPICon 2026
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International Paper Announces Facility Consolidation Plans in Southern Texas
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Ahlstrom Receives Certification in Australia and New Zealand for Sulpack Flexible Packaging
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Learn from Two Industry Experts at the 2026 TAPPI Introduction to Pulp and Paper Technologies Course
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ANDRITZ Strengthens its Position in the Tissue and Paper Industry by Acquiring A.Celli Paper
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Mondi Maintains Top 1% Ranking in EcoVadis Sustainability Ratings
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Valmet to Supply a New Tissue Line to Fabryka Papieru i Tektury Beskidy Sp. z o.o. in Poland
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Adsorption performance of magnetic aminated lignin for the removal of Cu(II) and Cd(II), TAPPI Journal January 2019
Adsorption performance of magnetic aminated lignin for the removal of Cu(II) and Cd(II), TAPPI Journal January 2019
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Characterization and evaluation of antioxidation of lignin from bamboo powder using a formic acid-catalyzed ethanol organosolv process, TAPPI JOURNAL January 2019
Characterization and evaluation of antioxidation of lignin from bamboo powder using a formic acid-catalyzed ethanol organosolv process, TAPPI JOURNAL January 2019
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The sticky behavior of pulp and paper mill biosludge during drying, TAPPI Journal June 2019
ABSTRACT: Pulp and paper mill biosludge becomes sticky after being dried to a certain solids content. As bio-sludge becomes sticky, it agglomerates and adheres to the heat transfer surfaces of the dryer. This undesirable property can lower the dryer efficiency and cause the drying equipment to fail.A systematic study was conducted to examine the sticky behavior of biosludge. The stickiness was evaluated by measuring the adhesive force between a sludge cake and a stainless steel substrate, and the cohesive force between a sludge cake and a sludge substrate. The results show that: i) both adhesive and cohesive forces increase markedly as the solids content increases, reaching a maximum value at about 13% solids, and then decrease steadily at a high-er solids content; ii) cohesive force is stronger than adhesive force, implying that biosludge tends to agglomerate rather than adhere to smooth equipment surfaces; and iii) mixing wood fines or fly ash from a biomass boiler reduc-es the stickiness of the mixture. These findings may help mills improve the thermal efficiency of biosludge dryers and to turn biosludge into a more attractive fuel for burning in biomass boilers.