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Production of Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) using stirred media mills and applications in paper and board, TAPPICon 2023

Mechanistic Aspects of Nanocellulose•Cationic Starch•Colloidal Silica Systems for Papermaking, TAPPICon 2023

The Use of Minerals in Fibre Based Packaging & Pulp Moulding, TAPPICon 2023

The Use Of Spectroscopy Combined With Advanced Statistics For Better Process Control, TAPPICon 2023

Open Source Dataset Generator for Data Analytics, TAPPICon 2023

Rapid, Out-Of-Plane Compression of Paperboard • Influence of Impact Velocity on The Surface, TAPPICon 2023

Relations Between Material Properties And Performance Of Paperboard Packages, TAPPICon 2023

Meet Defloccers: Improving Refining Efficiency with Defloccing Refiner Plates Using Various Fiber Blends, TAPPICon 2023

Editorial: Celebrating an industry giant: Dr. Peter W. Hart, TAPPI Journal April 2024

ABSTRACT: On February 19, 1915, at the annual meeting of the American Paper and Pulp Association held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, a group of 35 people formed a new division called the “Technical Section of the American Paper and Pulp Association” with the objectives to: (1) stimulate interest in the science of pulp and papermaking; (2) provide means for the inter-change of ideas among its members; and (3) encourage original investigation. At that meeting, Professor Ralph H. McKee of the University of Maine (1909-1916) spoke. Professor McKee had initiated the first college course in Pulp and Paper in the United States. In his remarks he stated:

Characterizing rheological behavior and fluidization of highly refined furnishes, TAPPI Journal April 2024

ABSTRACT: In this work, highly refined softwood bleached kraft pulp (SWBKP) furnishes, referred to here as XFC, were studied from the perspective of fiber suspension handling in processing. The rheology of the furnishes was studied with a rotational rheometer using a non-standard flow geometry to understand the viscosity development at different consistencies and the impact of temperature. For fluidization analysis during pipe flow, two optical methods were implemented; namely, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and high-speed video (HSV) imaging. The OCT was used to determine the small-scale floc structures near the pipe wall where the shear stress is highest, and the HSV imaging was applied for observing flow instabilities and XFC suspension uniformity at the pipe scale. All these issues can be significant in deciding the minimum flow rate required for a process pipe to get sufficient fluidization of XFC suspensions.