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Functionalization of wood/plant-based natural celluslose fibers with nanomaterials: a review, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2018
Functionalization of wood/plant-based natural celluslose fibers with nanomaterials: a review, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2018
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Print quality of flexographic printed paperboard related to coating composition and structure, TAPPI Journal January 2018
Print quality of flexographic printed paperboard related to coating composition and structure, TAPPI Journal January 2018
Enhanced Cascade Weight Control for Paper Machines, 2012 PaperCon Conference
Enhanced Cascade Weight Control for Paper Machines, 2012 PaperCon Conference
FORMATION OF PIRSSONITE IN GREEN LIQUOR HANDLING SYSTEMS, 2012 TAPPI PEERS Conference
FORMATION OF PIRSSONITE IN GREEN LIQUOR HANDLING SYSTEMS, 2012 TAPPI PEERS Conference
Grafting of Benzyl Penicillin on Microfibrillated cellulose: Water based method, 2014 TAPPI International Conference on Naonotechnology for Renewable Materials
Grafting of Benzyl Penicillin on Microfibrillated cellulose: Water based method, 2014 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials
Improving Sustainability with QCS Lifecycle Management, PaperCon 2014
Improving Sustainability with QCS Lifecycle Management, PaperCon 2014
Multilayer Plastics Packaging Recycling (A Myth or Reality?)
Multilayer Plastics Packaging Recycling (A Myth or Reality?), 1990 Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Conference Proceedings
Colloidal Properties of Dissolved Kraft Lignin, 1992 Papermakers Conference Proceedings
Colloidal Properties of Dissolved Kraft Lignin, 1992 Papermakers Conference Proceedings
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Control of continuous digester kappa number using generalized model predictive control, TAPPI Journal September 2024
ABSTRACT: Kappa number variability at the digester impacts pulp yield, physical strength properties, and lignin content for downstream delignification processing. Regulation of the digester kappa number is therefore of great importance to the pulp and paper industry. In this work, an industrial application of model-based predictive control (MPC), based on generalized prediction control, was developed for kappa number feedback control and applied to a dual vessel continuous digester located in Western Canada. The problem was complicated by the need to apply heat at multiple locations in the cook. In this study, the problem was reduced from a multiple to a single input system by identifying three potential single variable permutations for temperature adjustment. In the end, a coordinated approach to the heaters was adopted. The process was perturbed and modeled as a simple first order plus dead time model and implemented in generalized predictive control (GPC). The GPC was then configured to be equivalent to Dahlin’s controller, which reduced tuning parameterization to a single closed loop time constant. The controller was then tuned based on robustness towards a worst-case dead time mismatch of 50%. The control held the mean value of the kappa number close to the setpoint, and a 40% reduction in the kappa number’s standard deviation was achieved. Different kappa number trials were run, and the average fiberline yield for each period was evaluated. Trial results suggested yield gains of 0.3%•0.5% were possible for each 1 kappa number target increase.
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Effects of hydrodynamic shear during formation of paper sheets with the addition of nanofibrillated cellulose, cationic starch, and cationic retention aid, TAPPI Journal September 2024
ABSTRACT: Laboratory tests were conducted to evaluate effects of hydrodynamic shear levels on papermaking process variables and paper handsheet properties. The furnish was from 100% recycled copy paper, to which was added nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) at the 5% level following its optional pretreatment with cationic starch. A cationic copolymer of acrylamide (cPAM) was used as the retention aid. Different levels of hydrodynamic shear were applied both after mixing the NFC with the cationic starch (pre-shearing) or after all the furnish components had been combined (final shearing). The presence or absence of pre-shearing was found to have little effect on the measured outcomes. By contrast, increasing final shear hurt filler retention and made the resulting paper more uniform. However, the final shear level did not have a significant effect on the tensile strength of the resulting handsheets. Medium-charge density cationic starch, used in pretreating the NFC, consistently gave greater strength in comparison to a high-charge cationic starch. The significance of these findings is that though the relatively high hydrodynamic shear levels associated with modern paper machines can have some beneficial effects, they do not necessarily overcome all challenges associated with wet-end addition of nanocellulose in combination with other additives.