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Achievement and significance of optimal chip quality, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 1996, Vol. 79(2)
Achievement and significance of optimal chip quality, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 1996, Vol. 79(2)
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Linking the fiber characteristics and handsheet properties o
Linking the fiber characteristics and handsheet properties of a high-yield pulp, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1996, Vol. 79(1)
Polyvinylamine as a wet-end additive: Effects of pH and anionic contamination, TAPPI Journal May 2024
ABSTRACT: The effects of polyvinylamine (PVAm) on papermaking process attributes and handsheet quality were evaluated for a recycled copy paper furnish in a near neutral-to-alkaline pH range. The degree of protonation of primary amine groups, such as those in PVAm, is known to decrease with increasing pH. Streaming potential tests surprisingly showed that a high treatment level of PVAm on the copy paper furnish was able to maintain a net positive zeta potential up to pH of about 11, whereas charge demand titrations indicated that PVAm maintained its positive charge character up to about pH 10. Favorable dewatering was observed when the furnish had been pretreated with 1% polyacrylate dispersant prior to treatment with PVAm at the 0.5% level, and the mass of filtrate increased slightly with increasing pH. First-pass retention tests showed poor retention efficiency in systems where the furnish had been treated with the dispersant, then PVAm, in an unfavorable pH range of about 9 to 9.5. Higher retention was achieved both at pH 8.2 and at pH 10 or higher. Handsheets showed superior breaking length results in the systems where the stock had been pretreated with the dispersant, though strength decreased strongly with increasing pH. Differences in filler content, as indicated by ash analysis, were not large enough to account for the observed strength differences. Formation uniformity was substantially increased by the pretreatment with dispersant, even in the presence of PVAm and throughout the studied pH range.
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Z-directional testing of paperboard in combined tensile and compression loading, TAPPI Journal May 2024
ABSTRACT: The out-of-plane properties of paperboard are important in several converting applications such as printing, sealing, creasing, and calendering. A juxtaposed tensile and compression curve in the z direction (ZD) will, however, appear to have a kink or discontinuity at 0 stress. The purpose of the present work is to capture the continuous transition between tension and compression and to increase the understanding of the complex ZD properties of paperboard by cyclic testing. In this attempt to unify the ZD tensile and compressive behavior of paperboard, samples were laminated to the testing platens using heat seal laminate film. The method for adhering the samples was compared to samples that were laminated and glued to the testing platens. The edge effects of the cutting method were evaluated in compression testing with samples not attached to the testing platens. The flat slope seen in the initial part of the pure compression curve disappeared when the samples were laminated to the testing platens. The flat slope was instead replaced by a continuous response in the transition across 0 N. The stiffness in the transition region resembled the response in tensile testing. When the testing is cycled, the material exhibits a history dependence. Starting the cycle in either compression or tensile will show an effect on the stiffness at the transition, as well as the compressive stiffness. However, the ultimate tensile strength is unaffected.
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Utilization of Areca leaf residues for sustainable production of greyboard, TAPPI Journal May 2024
ABSTRACT: This study primarily focused on the production of greyboard using waste materials from small scale industries, and specifically using Areca leaf waste fibers as a sustainable and environmentally friendly resource. Areca leaf waste fibers were employed as the primary raw material for greyboard manufacturing. The resulting greyboard exhibited commendable properties, including a tear index of 7.53 mN·m2/g, tensile index of 18.34·N·m/g (i.e., breaking length of 1870 m), burst factor of 9.24 (gf/cm2)/(g/m2) and stiffness factor of 33.1. This greyboard was created through a series of steps, including hydrothermal treatment of the material at 155°C and mechanical pulping refinement. The produced greyboard met the specifications outlined in the Indian Standard 2617 (1967) for greyboard. The key objective of this work was to leverage agricultural waste resources to develop a chemical-free greyboard, resulting in reduced waste disposal in open fields and a decrease in chemical usage within the greyboard manufacturing industry. Various characterization techniques, including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), attenuated total reflection•Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) analysis, and X-ray diffraction (XRD), were used to assess the fiber quality, including aspects such as functional groups, morphology, and crystallinity for the materials used in the manufacturing process.
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Optimizing the Large-Scale Frequency Analysis of Paper Machi
Optimizing the Large-Scale Frequency Analysis of Paper Machine Bearings, 1990 Engineering Conference Proceedings
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Grenoble: A mecca for paper industry training and research, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1997, Vol. 80(6)
Grenoble: a mecca for paper industry training and research, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1997, Vol. 80(6)
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Moulin vieux maintains heritage of france's grenoble-Isere papermaking region, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1997, Vol. 80(6)
Moulin vieux maintains heritage of france's grenoble-Isere papermaking region, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1997, Vol. 80(6)
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Stracel: A modern european mill in France, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1997, Vol. 80(6)
Stracel: a modern european mill in france, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1997, Vol. 80(6)
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The use of programmable logic controllers in paper mill load shed systems, TAPPI JOURNAL, March 1997, Vol. 80(3)
The use of programmable logic controllers in paper mill load shed systems, TAPPI JOURNAL, March 1997, Vol. 80(3)