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ASPI News: Why ASPI? Ask the Experts, Paper360º September/October 2022

Wood Market Dynamics and the Impact on Pulp and Paper: Current Trends, November/December 2023 Paper360º

ABB’s New R&D Center: Perfect Location for the Transformation of the Pulp and Paper Industry, Paper360º September/October 2023

Tetraethyl orthosilicate-containing dispersion coating — water vapor and liquid water barrier properties, TAPPI Journal September 2021

ABSTRACT: An aqueous styrene-butadiene latex dispersion coating containing in-situ processed tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) applied on paperboard demonstrated improved water barrier performance. Coatings containing TEOS equivalent to 0.8% silicon dioxide (SiO2; dry basis) exhibited water vapor performance of < 25 g/m2/day (23°C, 50% relative humidity [RH]) and liquid water barrier performance Cobb 1800 s of < 6 g/m2, when applied as a single-layer 18 g/m2 coating. Cobb 1800 s barrier performance was still good (< 11 g/m2) at coat weights of 7–10 g/m2. The use of filler materials such as kaolin improved the vapor barrier properties of the coating, but this was not critical to the liquid water barrier properties.

Silicone Defoamers: Performance Booster or Risk?, Paper360º September/October 2019

Silicone Defoamers: Performance Booster or Risk?, Paper360º September/October 2019

SetPoint: A Surprising View on Business in the US, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2019

SetPoint: A Surprising View on Business in the US, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2019

Save The Date for TissueCon 2019, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2019

Save The Date for TissueCon 2019, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2019

Modeling of the energy of a smelt-water explosion in the recovery boiler dissolving tank, TAPPI Journal August 2020

ABSTRACT: The explosion energy generated as molten smelt droplets interact with water was evaluated as a function of smelt distribution, water temperature, and smelt temperature using a thermodynamic model. The results show that increasing smelt-to-water volume ratio and water temperature significantly increases the explosion energy, converting a larger proportion of the thermal energy of smelt into mechanical work. To reduce the chance of violent smelt-water explosions, it is important to: i) optimize the shatter jet design and operation to uniformly distribute the smelt over a large area in the dissolving tank; ii) avoid high green liquor temperature and ensure adequate liquor mixing; and iii) avoid upsets that may cause heavy smelt runoff or jellyroll smelt.

Leveraging Water Data to Make a Global Impact, Paper360º Ma

Leveraging Water Data to Make a Global Impact, Paper360º March/April 2018

Buckman’s Junai Maharaj on ´The Art of the Possible’, Paper3

Buckman’s Junai Maharaj on ´The Art of the Possible’, Paper360º March/April 2018