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Progroup Turns 25, Paper360º March/April 2018
Progroup Turns 25, Paper360º March/April 2018
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The Trade War Threat Looms, Paper360º January/February 2019
The Trade War Threat Looms, Paper360º January/February 2019
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Automatic Dewiring Improves Safety at Sonoco Board Mill, Paper360º January/February 2019
Automatic Dewiring Improves Safety at Sonoco Board Mill, Paper360º January/February 2019
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Will Imported Kraftliner Regain its Share of China’s Linerboard Market?, Paper360º July/August 2019
Will Imported Kraftliner Regain its Share of China’s Linerboard Market?, Paper360º July/August 2019
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Evaluating hardness and the S-test, TAPPI Journal March 2019
ABSTRACT: The corrugated industry typically quantifies crush resistance using the Concora corrugated medium test (CMT) on fluted medium or flat crush on combined board. These tests compress the materials until the point of complete failure of the flutes. Combined board elastically resists crushing forces until a certain point, the hardness of the structure, while additional load causes permanent damage and deformation. This study investigates how hardness can be measured directly from a load curve collected during CMT (or flat crush) testing and how it varies throughout the North American paper supply. It also explores how hardness corre-lates with the values obtained from the newly developed S-test. This new test method deserves further study as a potentially more appropriate specification for crush resistance of corrugated medium.
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Etex Bègles Paper Mill Raises Paperboard Performance, Paper360º March/April 2019
Etex Bègles Paper Mill Raises Paperboard Performance, Paper360º March/April 2019
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Effects of preincubation on the gelatinization of cassava and corn starch suspensions containing sodium hydroxide as a main component of corrugating adhesives
ABSTRACT: Effects of the preincubation temperature and the caustic-ratio, the molar ratio of sodium hydroxide to starch glucose residue, on the gelatinization of cassava starch and corn starch suspensions were studied using differential scanning calorimetry in view of utilization for corrugating adhesives. The gelatinization temperature and enthalpy change of cassava starch suspensions after the preincubation at 30°C decreased as the caustic-ratio increased, similar to those of corn starch ones: The gelatinization starting temperature (Ts) decreased considerably more than the peak temperature and the conclusion temperature (Tc). Although Ts lowered and the width of gelatinization temperature expanded, compared with those of corn starch suspensions, the two starch suspensions with the same half gelatinization transition temperature showed similar gelatinization characteristics of almost the same Ts and Tc. During 1 h-preincubations at 30°C•50°C, the starch granules with Ts that were lowered considerably below each preincubation temperature by sodium hydroxide showed limited gelatinization. The gelatinization transition did not rapidly spread over the whole suspension, but progressed stepwise in response to the increase of the causticratio and the rise of the preincubation temperature. In a prolonged preincubation at a constant temperature, Ts gradually rose at higher caustic-ratios in which stepwise gelatinization commenced. Although the starch gelatinization was irreversible and not in a stable equilibrium state for a long time, we concluded that such stepwise gelatinization progress controlled the practical preparation and use of corrugating adhesives.
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The Next-Generation QCS, Paper360º November/December 2016
The Next-Generation QCS, Paper360º November/December 2016
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Importance of specimen preparation for edgewise compressive strength (ECT) testing, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2018
Importance of specimen preparation for edgewise compressive strength (ECT) testing, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2018
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Prediction of box failure from paper data for asymmetric corrugated board, TAPPI JOURNAL August 2018
Prediction of box failure from paper data for asymmetric corrugated board, TAPPI JOURNAL August 2018