Applications of Wet-End Paper Chemistry

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Thorn, Ian. (Editor), Au, Che On. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Materials.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Materials Science, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6038-0

Very rarely is paper produced without the aid of chemicals. This second edition of Applications of Wet-End Paper Chemistry describes the types, uses and application of most of the chemicals used at the wet end of a paper, board and (to some extent) tissue machine. The editors Dr. Ian Thorn (Business...

Table of Contents:

• Paper chemicals and their function
• The use of retention and drainage aids in the wet-end
• The source and control of paper machine seposits
• Fillers for papermaking
• Starch in papermaking
• The improvement of dry strength by synthetic polymers
• The practical application of wet strength resins
• The use and mis-use of dyestuffs and fluorescent whitening agents
• Sizing in acid, neutral and alkaline conditions
• On-line monitoring and control in the wet end
• Foam control in the mill: A practical view
• Index.