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Catastrophic failure of cast iron dryer roll caused by severe erosion resulting from spoiler bar failures, TAPPI JOURNAL, April 1996, Vol. 79(4)
Catastrophic failure of cast iron dryer roll caused by severe erosion resulting from spoiler bar failures, TAPPI JOURNAL, April 1996, Vol. 79(4)
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In-plant corrosion testing in chlorine dioxide environments, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 1996, Vol. 79(2)
In-plant corrosion testing in chlorine dioxide environments, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 1996, Vol. 79(2)
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The global wood fiber equation - a new world order?, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1996, Vol. 79(1)
The global wood fiber equation - a new world order?, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1996, Vol. 79(1)
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Nonwood fibers mark the road to gold for jow atchison, TAPPI JOURNAL, March 1996, Vol. 79(3)
Nonwood fibers mark the road to gold for jow atchison, TAPPI JOURNAL, March 1996, Vol. 79(3)
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Inside ctapi, TAPPI JOURNAL, May 1996, Vol. 79(5)
Inside ctapi, TAPPI JOURNAL, May 1996, Vol. 79(5)
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Building a team: the cedar river project, TAPPI JOURNAL, November 1996, Vol. 79(11)
Building a team: the cedar river project, TAPPI JOURNAL, November 1996, Vol. 79(11)
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On the usage of online fiber measurements for predicting bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp tensile index — an industrial case, TAPPI Journal July 2022
ABSTRACT: Cellulose pulp’s physical-mechanical properties are determined by laboratory tests obtained from prepared handsheets. However, this procedure is time intensive and presents a lead time until the results are available, hindering its utilization for monitoring and decision-making in a pulp mill. In this context, developing real-time solutions for physical-mechanical properties prediction is fundamental. This work applied a mathematical modeling approach to develop a soft sensor for tensile index monitoring. The mathematical model considers online morphology measurements obtained from the last bleaching stage outlet stream and important process variables for tensile index prediction. The results obtained are satisfactory compared to laboratory results, presenting a mean absolute percentual error of 2.5%, which agrees with the laboratory testing method’s reproducibility.
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Application of ATR-IR measurements to predict the deinking efficiency of UV-cured inks, TAPPI Journal January 2022
ABSTRACT: In recent years, ultraviolet (UV)-curable ink has been developed and widely used in various printing applications. However, using UV-printed products (UV prints) in recovered paper recycling causes end-product dirt specks and quality issues. A new method was developed that can distinguish UV prints from other prints by means of attenuated total reflectance infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy. Application of this method could allow more efficient use of UV prints as raw materials for paper recycling.First, a mill trial was performed using UV prints alone as raw materials in a deinked pulp (DIP) process. Second, test prints were made with four types of UV inks: a conventional UV ink and three different highly-sensitive UV inks. Each print sample had four levels of four-color ink coverage patterns (100%, 75%, 50%, and 25%). Next, deinkability of all prints was evaluated by laboratory experiments. Finally, each print was measured using the ATR-IR method, and the relationship between the IR spectra and deinkability was investigated. Mill trial results showed that UV prints caused more than 20 times as many dirt specks as those printed with conventional oil-based ink. There were variations in recycling performance among UV prints taken from bales used for the mill trial. Lab tests clearly revealed that not all UV-printed products lead to dirt specks. In order to clarify the factors that affected deinkability of UV prints, the print samples were investigated by lab experiments. Key findings from lab experiments include: œ The number of dirt specks larger than 250 µm in diameter increased as the ink coverage increased. œ Higher ink coverage area showed stronger intensity of ATR-IR spectral bands associated with inks. These results indicate that deinkability of UV prints could be predicted by analysis of ATR-IR spectra. œ Finally, the method was applied for assessment of recovered paper from commercial printing presses. It was confirmed that this method made it possible to distinguish easily deinkable UV prints from other UV prints. Based on these findings, we concluded that the ATR-IR method is applicable for inspection of incoming recovered paper.
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Investigation of the Cellulose-Water Relationship by the Pressure Plate Method, TAPPI Journal July 2022
ABSTRACT: The swelling and water retention properties of pulp fibers are of basic importance in papermaking.
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Multifunctional starch-based barrier materials, TAPPI Journal August 2021
ABSTRACT: Natural and renewable polymer-based barrier materials play an inevitable role in a sustainable economy. Most commercially available barrier materials are either based on multiple layers of synthetic polymers or petroleum-based chemicals. Tremendous amounts of research are being done in academia and industry to replace these synthetic barrier materials with natural and environmentally friendly materials. The current work summarizes the application of starch-based materials for various barrier applications, such as water vapor, oxygen, liquid water, oil, and grease. Also, exotic starch-based barrier materials for the application of sound, ultraviolet, and thermal barrier applications are reviewed. The potential of starch-based materials to offer antimicrobial and antiviral properties is discussed. Finally, commercially available starch-based barrier materials have been summarized.