How Chemistry to Contain Dust on Tissue Paper Machines Affects Handfeel

This initial webinar will be a foundational webinar on a 4-part series utilizing best available technologies to address dust control on Tissue products. As we all have observed, Retail bath tissue and toweling have increased softness over the last decade, which generally leads to more dust being released. This first webinar will be a foundational one that introduces effective use of chemicals to not only help capture dust but can lead to enhanced handfeel. Three follow-up webinars will address use of a dust measurement tool using lasers, Yankee coating packages and doctor blades, and enzymes, all of which can play a role in either measuring or reducing the amount of dust being generated on paper machines and converting assets. Webinar attendees will learn of the best available technology on dust mitigation efforts, dust capture technologies and ability to measure dust accumulation on paper machines and converting assets automatically.  

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn about methods to generate less dust in tissue products and increase tissue softness.
  • Identify chemical additives that help to reduce dust formation in tissue and increase tissue softness.
  • Learn about the methods for effective analysis of tissue dust content and tissue softness.
  • Implement dust reduction programs during the production of tissue products. 

Speakers: Lucyna Pawlowska, Kemira Water Solutions Inc

Lucyna Pawlowska is a process application expert working for Kemira Water Solutions Inc.  She works closely with Kemira’s sales and R&D to facilitate product development and the chemical products introduction into the papermaking process.  She specializes in the wet-end chemistry of papermaking process and in tissue creping aids application.  Prior to her current position, she worked in paper chemicals R&D for 18 yrs., developing new chemical products for paper production.  She has a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the Charter Oak State College, Newington, CT, and a master’s degree of Commodities Engineering from the University of Economy, Krakow, Poland.  She relocated from Poland to U.S.A. in 1988.  In 1991 she started her career in the paper chemicals industry with American Cyanamid, and in 2006 she joined Kemira.  Lucyna teaches TAPPI Tissue 101 course since 2011.

Eric Haagen, emtec Electronics paper

  • Joined emtec Electronics sales department in 2018
  • Become Area Manager for Germany North, Switzerland in 2019
  • Responsible area manager additionally for Greece in 2021
  • Global sales for emtec Electronics textile customers in 2024
  • Area Manager USA & Canada for emtec Electronics paper, nonwoven and textile customers in 2025

David Zerr, Session Chair

Dave is a Paper Industry Professional where he started his career with Procter & Gamble, then to Georgia Pacific and now with Pulmac Systems, where he is their VP of R&D. With considerable experience in manufacturing, troubleshooting, R&D, Quality Control, Finance and Project Management, Dave has worked extensively with Customers, Marketing, Sales and Facilities on the introduction and implementation over 25 new product launches as well as equipment selection, design, and execution within manufacturing. Dave was the TAPPI Tissue Co-Chair for 2018 - 2019 and active in numerous TAPPI Committees. Further, Dave earned the 2020 PIMA Technologist of the Year Award and was named to TAPPI’s Top 50 Power List for 2020. 

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