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Combined Modeling And Experimental Studies To Optimize The Balance Between Fold Crack Resistance And Stiffness For Multilayered Paper Coatings - Part 1: Introduction And Modeling Studies, 2008 PAPERCON Conference
Combined Modeling And Experimental Studies To Optimize The Balance Between Fold Crack Resistance And Stiffness For Multilayered Paper Coatings - Part 1: Introduction And Modeling Studies, 2008 PAPERCON Conference
Drainage pressure oscillations during roll forming, PaperCon 2010 Conference
Drainage pressure oscillations during roll forming, PaperCon 2010 Conference
Conference papers
Boosting the elongation potential of paper by mechanical refining and additives, 18PaperCon
Boosting the elongation potential of paper by mechanical refining and additives, 18PaperCon
BETTING ON BIO-REFINERY AND POSITIONING THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY FOR BIO-REFINERY SUCCESS, 2008 Engineering, Pulping and Environmental Conference
BETTING ON BIO-REFINERY AND POSITIONING THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY FOR BIO-REFINERY SUCCESS, 2008 Engineering, Pulping and Environmental Conference
Cavitation jet deinking: a new technology for deinking of waste paper, 2008 Engineering, Pulping and Environmental Conference
Cavitation jet deinking: a new technology for deinking of waste paper, 2008 Engineering, Pulping and Environmental Conference
Paper Machine Dryer Journal Fatigue Failure Risk Reduction, 2008 Engineering, Pulping and Environmental Conference
Paper Machine Dryer Journal Fatigue Failure Risk Reduction, 2008 Engineering, Pulping and Environmental Conference
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Real-time Paper and Paperboard Quality Analysis and Classification based on Paper Formation or Surface Appearance in Web Inspection System, 19PaperCon
Real-time Paper and Paperboard Quality Analysis and Classification based on Paper Formation or Surface Appearance in Web Inspection System, 19PaperCon
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The use of minerals in fiber-based packaging and pulp molding, TAPPI Journal January 2024
ABSTRACT: Minerals are widely used in the pulp and paper industry for aiding the processing, economics, and final quality of fiber-based products. Among these, calcium carbonate, talc, and kaolin are widely used as fillers, and these can have varying brightness, particle size distributions, and aspect ratios. For the molded fiber area, these minerals can raise the solids content of the pulp mixture and improve throughput and lower energy requirements for drying. Talc is also widely used as a process control agent, picking up pitch and stickies and improving productivity by lowering machine cleaning time.The replacement of single use plastic with fiber-based replacements is a global trend; however, it does come with some significant challenges, such as grease and moisture proofing. Previously, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used to provide functions such as water and grease repellency, but regulatory demands have seen its demise in the packaging industry. Therefore, water holdout is now generally achieved by addition of alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) sizing. Wax additives are being developed and tested as PFAS replacements for oil and grease resistance. Rather than strongly repelling lipids from the fiber surface, these PFAS alternatives restrict flow pathways and react with food oils to alter their flow characteristics to prevent penetration through the substrate. During studies incorporating both PFAS substitutes and minerals, no detrimental interactions were observed. This paper addresses the different needs of the molded fiber market by including mineral fillers in molded fiber articles and will be presented as a series of different case studies. In all studies, we show that the trends observed when mineral filler is added to molded fiber are broadly similar to those seen in conventional paper and paperboard applications. Mineral addition in all studies gave improvements in productivity and optical appearance. With its organophilic surface, hydrophobic talc had the additional advantage of pitch and sticky control, and although a small decrease in strength was always observed when filler was added, the final articles still retained sufficient strength for their particular application. This small strength reduction should be balanced against the productivity gains.
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Experimental investigations into fold cracking of double coated barrier dispersion coatings, TAPPI Journal November 2024
ABSTRACT: The trend for replacing single-use plastics with fiber-based barrier coated board packaging has prompted a significant amount of research. There are many proposed ways of providing suitable packaging for applications like food service. Among these are dispersion coated barriers on board, as well as laminated boards that can be produced using conventional polyethylene (PE) or new biodegradable plastics. Minerals have also been shown to be suitable additives to these coatings for improving barrier performance through surface chemistry and by increasing the tortuosity of the pathway through the barrier layer. They also improve the cost effectiveness of the layer by lowering the material cost and raising the solids content, and by improving hold out of the functional layers, leading to a reduction in the amount of barrier coating needed to meet a given performance requirement. Minerals can also aid in the barrier handling in terms of rheology and reduced “stickiness,” as well as blocking of the films. When incorporated as fillers into extruded films, improved adhesion of the film to the board has been reported. One of the remaining challenges is the potential for cracking at the fold during converting and the loss of barrier performance that this can lead to. In this work, we systematically looked at the impact of mineral type and level in a dispersion coating. We assessed the differences in performance resulting from different coating application methods for the precoat layer by looking at the cracking tendency and loss of barrier functionality after folding for both the precoat alone and the final double coated sheets. Barrier results include moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR), viscous vegetable oil, and the fluid blue stain in industrial methylated spirits (IMS) and Cobb water absorption, both before and after folding.
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Pilot scale black liquor concentration using pressure driven membrane separation, TAPPI Journal April 2023
ABSTRACT: Black liquor concentration using pressure driven membrane separation has long been proposed as a means of achieving energy savings and breaking production bottlenecks. To date, limitations in membrane performance and stability under black liquor process conditions have prevented those promises from being realized out-side of tightly controlled laboratory settings. In this work, we describe the first successful pilot scale field deployments of a membrane system for black liquor concentration. Using a purpose-built system and commercial sized, spiral wound graphene oxide membrane elements, we have logged nearly 6000 h of runtime across deployments to multiple mill sites. We demonstrate concentration of black liquor from 14% to >20% total solids, while generating permeate water comparable in quality to that of evaporator condensate and an 81% reduction in energy consumption relative to evaporation. At a commercial scale, these results translate to $2 M/year in net energy savings for a typical mill, as well as an opportunity to support production increases or mill expansions. These results represent a significant leap forward in the ability of membrane systems to deliver substantial value via black liquor concentration.