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Forest products industry partners with government on r&d projects, TAPPI JOURNAL, April 1999, Vol. 82(4)
Forest products industry partners with government on r&d projects, TAPPI JOURNAL, April 1999, Vol. 82(4)
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Views from the top: ceos offer global perspectives on the pulp and paper industries, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1999, Vol. 82(8)
Views from the top: ceos offer global perspectives on the pulp and paper industries, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1999, Vol. 82(8)
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The role of technology in influencing industry policy and di
The role of technology in influencing industry policy and direction, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1999, Vol. 82(8)
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TAPPI's website - then and now, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1999,
TAPPI's website - then and now, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1999, Vol. 82(8)
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Suppliers on the web/internet address listing, TAPPI JOURNAL
Suppliers on the web/internet address listing, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1999, Vol. 82(8)
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UGA warnell school of forest resources builds mobile lab for wastewater analyses and management, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 1999, Vol. 82(12)
UGA warnell school of forest resources builds mobile lab for wastewater analyses and management, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 1999, Vol. 82(12)
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Aracruz comes of age: an interview with carlos aguiar, TAPPI
Aracruz comes of age: an interview with carlos aguiar, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 1999, Vol. 82(2)
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Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference Heads West - A
Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference Heads West - Again, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 1999, Vol. 83(5)
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1999 environmental conference emphasizes quality management,
1999 environmental conference emphasizes quality management, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 1999, Vol. 82(7)
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On increasing wet-web strength with adhesive polymers, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2020
ABSTRACT: Fiber-fiber adhesion, called “bonding” in the old paper physics literature, is a critical component of the overall strength of dry paper. With freshly formed very wet pulp fiber webs, all evidence suggests there are no fiber-fiber crossings with significant adhesive joint strength. With water removal, a point will be reached where fiber-fiber adhesion starts to contribute to the overall wet-web strength.The literature reveals very few examples of polymers that increase fiber-fiber joint strength in freshly formed webs. Here, we summarize the literature and explain why it is so difficult to promote fiber-fiber wet adhesion with polymers. Nevertheless, ongoing research in areas as diverse as tissue engineering scaffolds and biomimetic adhesives gives clues to future developments. Advances in paper machine engineering have lessened the importance of wet-web strength. By contrast, a critical issue in many of the evolving nanocellulose technologies is the strength of objects first formed by aqueous processing, the green strength—the strength of wet bodies before drying. For exam-ple, 3-D printed nanocellulose objects and ultralow density cellulosic aerogels can be destroyed by capillary forces during drying. There is a need for adhesives that strengthen freshly formed, wet lignocellulosic joints.