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Making Paper Using Less Water and Energy, 1999 Papermakers Conference Proceedings

Making Paper Using Less Water and Energy, 1999 Papermakers Conference Proceedings

On-Line Dewatering Measurement at the Paper Machineâ??s Wet End Provides New Insight for Better Retention-Aid Control, 1999 Papermakers Conference Proceedings

On-Line Dewatering Measurement at the Paper Machine’s Wet End Provides New Insight for Better Retention-Aid Control, 1999 Papermakers Conference Proceedings

International Superintendents Panel Discussion and Roundtable, 1994 Papermakers Conference Proceedings

International Superintendents Panel Discussion and Roundtable, 1994 Papermakers Conference Proceedings

Labeled Cellulose for EHS Studies, TAPPICon25

An Alternative Quantitative Method of Image Analysis of Rub Tested Printed Packaging (Coating, Printing and Surface Enhancement), TAPPICon25

Sweetening and Intermediate Liquor Impacts on Evaporator Performance, TAPPICon25

Change Management in Digital Transformation: Key Strategies for Successful Implementation, TAPPICon25

Leveraging GenAI for Enhanced Plant Performance: An OEE Case Study, TAPPICon25

Estimating dose and interaction of X-rays with cellulose-based fibrous materials using micro-computed tomography, TAPPI Journal March 2026

ABSTRACT: Micro-computed tomography (ìCT) has a reputation as a nondestructive analysis method. Unfortunately, this leads to the common misconception that radiation damage of the sample does not play a role. With the increased use of ìCT in laboratory-based machines, more and more cellulose-based materials are studied. In this paper, we show with three examples that radiation damage is important in dry and wet paper and in viscose fibers. In an attempt to quantify radiation damage, we came up with a workflow that enables researchers to predict the X-ray dose within a laboratory-based ìCT machine. This gives researchers the possibility to quantitatively judge the influence of radiation damage on each measured sample. While one cannot extend the measured doses from one machine to another, one can still apply the work flow presented in this study to any ìCT setup. In this way, it is possible to minimize radiation damage by choosing the best parameters in a ìCT for obtaining perfect data with no or little radiation damage.

New opportunities in the paper and nonwovens industries with foam-assisted web forming and chemical application, TAPPI Journal January 2023

ABSTRACT: Foam-assisted web forming and chemical application technologies have great potential to improve manufacturing efficiency and product quality in the paper and nonwovens industries. In this study, the benefits of foam forming and foam-assisted application of chemicals were demonstrated in a pilot machine trial. Uniform high-bulk webs of unrefined bleached softwood kraft pulp (BSKP) and viscose fibers were manufactured by foam forming. It was shown that foam formed low-grammage and high-bulk viscose fiber webs can be strengthened by foam-assisted application of latex onto the wet web. Correspondingly, foam-assisted application of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and anionic polyacrylamide (A-PAM) improved the strength of the foam formed low-grammage and high-bulk BSKP web. Overall, the pilot machine results indicated that material cost savings could be achieved and a high-performance product could be manufactured with foam-based technologies.