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Modelling and Simulation of the Electric Field and Particle Trajectories in Simultaneous Two-Sided Dry Surface Treatment of Paper, 2003 Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium Proceedings
Modelling and Simulation of the Electric Field and Particle Trajectories in Simultaneous Two-Sided Dry Surface Treatment of Paper, 2003 Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium Proceedings
Influence of Deinked Fiber to Winding of Newsprint Rolls, 19
Influence of Deinked Fiber to Winding of Newsprint Rolls, 1992 Finishing and Converting Conference Proceedings
State-Of-The-Art Overlay and Decorative Paper Treaters, 1998 Plastic Laminates Symposium Proceedings
State-Of-The-Art Overlay and Decorative Paper Treaters, 1998 Plastic Laminates Symposium Proceedings
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Influence of base sheet properties on barrier coating performance, TAPPI Journal November 2025
ABSTRACT: Paper packaging offers a sustainable alternative to standard plastic-based materials, particularly for food and beverage applications. With reduced fiber treatment options like fluorochemicals, uncoated base stock often provides little-to-no effective barrier against liquid water, oil/grease, or moisture transmission. Despite the lack of natural barrier performance, base sheet properties can significantly influence the efficiency of applied waterbased barrier coatings. In this study, various base stock properties, such as caliper, porosity, roughness, and ash content, are reported to influence the barrier performance of styrene-acrylic and a copolymer of styrene-butadiene/styrene-acrylate based barrier coatings. These findings will help paper and board producers design better, more cost-effective, purposebuilt substrates for barrier applications in the packaging industry.
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A laboratory-scale automated vacuum-assisted device for coating of cellulose nanofibrils onto paper, TAPPI Journal November 2025
ABSTRACT: An automated vacuum-assisted coating system was developed to deposit cellulose nanofibril (CNF) layers onto paper substrates, simulating potential industrial geometries while allowing precise control of web speed (10•20 m/min), vacuum time (up to 30 s), and applicator gap (0.5•0.9 mm). Vacuum assistance makes it possible to obtain coat weights over 5 g/m2 in a single pass and increases solids after coating from less than 10% to over 28%• 30%, reducing drying demand by more than 60%. Coat weights were tuned from 6 to over 11 g/m² by varying suspension solids (0.4•0.6 wt%), line speed, and filtration length (20•40 mm), with strong agreement between experimental data and model predictions. Barrier testing showed Kit test values for double folded samples of 9•12 and Gurley air resistances above 4 × 104 s once coat weights exceeded 7 g/m². Comparable performance was achieved with lower fines content CNF (60%) by increasing coat weight, providing technical flexibility and cost advantages for industrial scale-up.