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Starch-modified fillers for linerboard and paper grades: A perspective review, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2010
Starch-modified fillers for linerboard and paper grades: A perspective review, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2010
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CFD-Based Modeling of Kraft Char Beds â?¢ Part 2: A Study on the Effects of Droplet Size and Bed Shape on Bed Processes, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2010
CFD-Based Modeling of Kraft Char Beds • Part 2: A Study on the Effects of Droplet Size and Bed Shape on Bed Processes, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2010
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Understanding the Role of Surface Active Substances in Flotation Deinking Mills by Coupling Surfactant and Ink Balance With Process Simulation, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2010
Understanding the Role of Surface Active Substances in Flotation Deinking Mills by Coupling Surfactant and Ink Balance With Process Simulation, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2010
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Superhydrophobic paper coating containing nonconventional clay, TAPPI JOURNAL November 2010
Superhydrophobic paper coating containing nonconventional clay, TAPPI JOURNAL November 2010
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Z-direction fiber orientation in paperboard, TAPPI JOURNAL October 2010
Z-direction fiber orientation in paperboard, TAPPI JOURNAL October 2010
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Creating adaptive predictions for packaging-critical quality parameters using advanced analytics and machine learning, TAPPI Journal November 2019
ABSTRACT: Packaging manufacturers are challenged to achieve consistent strength targets and maximize pro-duction while reducing costs through smarter fiber utilization, chemical optimization, energy reduction, and more. With innovative instrumentation readily accessible, mills are collecting vast amounts of data that provide them with ever increasing visibility into their processes. Turning this visibility into actionable insight is key to successfully exceeding customer expectations and reducing costs. Predictive analytics supported by machine learning can provide real-time quality measures that remain robust and accurate in the face of changing machine conditions. These adaptive quality “soft sensors” allow for more informed, on-the-fly process changes; fast change detection; and process control optimization without requiring periodic model tuning.The use of predictive modeling in the paper industry has increased in recent years; however, little attention has been given to packaging finished quality. The use of machine learning to maintain prediction relevancy under ever-changing machine conditions is novel. In this paper, we demonstrate the process of establishing real-time, adaptive quality predictions in an industry focused on reel-to-reel quality control, and we discuss the value created through the availability and use of real-time critical quality.
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Does kraft hardwood and softwood pulp viscosity correlate to
Does kraft hardwood and softwood pulp viscosity correlate to paper properties?, October 2016 TAPPI JOURNAL
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Dielectric spectroscopic studies of biological material evolution and application to paper, TAPPI JOURNAL September 2018
Dielectric spectroscopic studies of biological material evolution and application to paper, TAPPI JOURNAL September 2018
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Polyvinyl alcohol as foaming agent in foam formed paper, TAPPI JOURNAL August 2019
ABSTRACT: The use of polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH or PVA) as a foaming agent in foam formed paper was investigated. Polyvinyl alcohol is a linear, nonionic water-soluble polymer. It has hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts that give it a surface-active character. PVOH is mainly characterized by degree of hydrolysis and molar mass. Degree of hydrolysis is given as mol-% hydroxyl groups on the polymer. Molar mass is measured indirectly by measuring the viscosity of a 4% PVOH solution. The results show that the degree of hydrolysis of PVOH had a strong effect on the foamability of PVOH. Foamability decreased strongly when the degree of hydrolysis increased from 88 to 98 mol-%. The effect of molar mass on foamability was weaker. We saw an increase in foam stability and bubble size with increasing molar mass, but we did not see any effect on maximum air content. PVOH dosage needed to reach >70% air content (F) varied from 2 g/l up to 10.5 g/l, and the lowest addition levels of PVOH needed were achieved with a low molar mass PVOH with a low degree of hydrolysis. The best strength properties were achieved when using fully hydrolyzed PVOH as the foaming agent. Strength properties (both in- and out-of-plane) of samples made using PVOH were better than those made using an anionic foaming agent (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS). By adding PVOH binder fibers to the pulp, we were able to further enhance the strength properties of paper and board.
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Real-time monitoring of bubble size distribution in a foam forming process, TAPPI JOURNAL August 2019
ABSTRACT: Foam forming is an intricate option to lessen fiber flocculation and to get better energy and water efficiency when making fiber-based products. Developed during the 1970s, this approach has recently received renewed attention, mainly because it also offers possibilities to widen the fiber-based product portfolios with novel and more valuable products. In addition to air content, bubble size is the most important property of foam. Foam quality control is essential for building real-world foam forming processes. In this work, we show how bubble size can be monitored with direct optical imaging in real time in real process conditions, and how such analysis helps adjust foam quality and discover process faults in foam forming.