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Steambox comparator experiments: apparatus validation and investigation of steambox performance, TAPPI JOURNAL, September 2000, Vol. 83(9)
Steambox comparator experiments: apparatus validation and investigation of steambox performance, TAPPI JOURNAL, September 2000, Vol. 83(9)
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Effect of furnish composition on the color of a fine three-ply paperboard, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 2000, Vol. 83(10)
Effect of furnish composition on the color of a fine three-ply paperboard, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 2000, Vol. 83(10)
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Water minimization in the washing section of a paperboard mill, TAPPI JOURNAL, September 2000, Vol. 83(9)
Water minimization in the washing section of a paperboard mill, TAPPI JOURNAL, September 2000, Vol. 83(9)
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Developments in activity generation on fourdriniers, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 2000, Vol. 83(10)
Developments in activity generation on fourdriniers, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 2000, Vol. 83(10)
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The use of a flocculation sensor as a predictive tool for paper machine retention program performance, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 2000, Vol. 83(10)
The use of a flocculation sensor as a predictive tool for paper machine retention program performance, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 2000, Vol. 83(10)
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The laboratory twin-former part 1: design and performance, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 2000, Vol. 83(10)
The laboratory twin-former part 1: design and performance, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 2000, Vol. 83(10)
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A virtuous circle, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 2000, Vol. 83(12)
A virtuous circle, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 2000, Vol. 83(12)
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Paper strength factors in systems with nanofibrillated cellulose, cationic starch, colloidal silica, cationic acrylamide copolymer, and hydrodynamic shear, TAPPI Journal May 2025
ABSTRACT: Laboratory paper sheets were formed by first pretreating nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) with cationic starch at the 5% level by mass. The treated NFC was then added to stock prepared from 100% recycled copy paper. The combined furnish was next optionally treated with a cationic retention aid (cPAM, 0.1%) and then colloidal silica (0.1% or 0.2%). Vacuum dewatering, fine-particle retention, and several paper properties were studied as a function of the colloidal silica level (zero, 1%, and 2%) and at different levels of shear stress applied just before forming the sheets. Dewatering and strength results were generally more favorable when using a medium charge cationic starch (~ 0.03 degree of substitution, DS) to pretreat the NFC rather than a high charge density cationic starch (~ 0.2 DS). In each case, the dewatering was further enhanced by subsequent treatments by cPAM (0.1% on whole furnish solids) and then even more with the final addition of colloidal silica (0.1% and 0.2% levels compared). However, the colloidal silica additions progressively hurt the tensile strength of the paper, especially in the case of the high charge cationic starch and at the higher level of colloidal silica. Though the dewatering performance was favorable, in such cases, the paper strength was not improved compared to paper made without any NFC. The fact that the systems involving cPAM treatment, and especially those involving both cPAM and colloidal silica, tended to reduce the resulting paper’s tensile strength supports a mechanism in which the additives result in the clustering of the NFC, possibly in multiparticle bunches. Evidence suggests that such bunches of clustered NFC particles, which are difficult to redisperse even at levels of hydrodynamic shear present in high-speed paper machine systems, are resistant to full integration into the sheet structure as the paper is being formed.
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Effect of xylan on the mechanical performance of softwood kraft pulp 2D papers and 3D foams, TAPPI Journal March 2025
ABSTRACT: Pulp fibers are paramount in paper products and have lately seen emerging use in fiber foams. Xylan, an integral component in pulp fibers, is known to contribute to paper strength, but its effect on the strength of pulp fiber foams remains less explored. In this study, we investigate the role of xylan in both 2D handsheets and 3D foams. For a softwood kraft pulp, we enzymatically removed 1% from pulp fibers and added 3% xylan to them by adsorption, corresponding to approximately a decrease of a tenth and an increase of a third of the total xylan content. The mechanical properties of 2D fiber networks, i.e., handsheets, made using the xylan-enriched pulp improved, particularly regarding tensile strength and Young’s modulus; however, the decrease in mechanical properties of handsheets made from enzymatically- treated xylan-depleted pulp was more pronounced. In 3D networks • pulp fiber foams, much less fiber-fiber contacts formed, and thus the mechanical properties were not as much influenced by removal of xylan. Furthermore, the presence of the required surfactant on the fibers, acting as debonding agent, overshadows any positive effect xylan might have on fiber-fiber bonding. We propose that the improved mechanical properties for the sheets result from a combination of an increased number of fiber-fiber bonds and higher sheet density, while the deterioration in mechanical properties of handsheets comprising enzymatically-treated fibers is caused by the opposite effect.
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Dynamic compression characteristics of fiber-reinforced shoe press belts, TAPPI Journal April 2025
ABSTRACT: Shoe press belts contribute significantly to the overall dewatering performance in the press section of a paper machine. Within the shoe press nip, the press belt faces a dynamic and multidimensional load that mainly leads to a compression of the structure. As this will cause a loss in void volume, knowledge of the dynamic compression characteristics of shoe press belts is crucial for optimized dewatering. A novel method was developed to examine the dynamic compression characteristics of grooved polyurethane press belts. Therefore, an experimental setup allowing realistic boundary conditions to test specimens was placed in a servo-hydraulic testing machine. Press belt specimens with different matrix material formulations and groove patterns were tested under varying load rates equivalent to different paper machine operational speeds. The results showed an evident sensitivity of the dynamic compression stiffness to the operational speed of the paper machine. This behavior was seen to be more sensitive to changes in the matrix material formulation than to adaptions of the groove pattern. As a result, the compression of the press belt within a shoe press nip is not only influenced by the peak pressure within the shoe press nip but also depends on the operational speed of the paper machine.