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Pulp Fines-Characterization, Sheet Formation, and Comparison to Microfibrillated Cellulose.

ABSTRACT: In the pulp and paper industry different types of pulp or fiber fines are generated during the pulping (primary fines, mechanical fines), and/or the refining process (secondary fines). Besides fibers, these cellulosic microparticles are a further component of the paper network. Fines, which are defined as the fraction of pulp that is able to pass through a mesh screen or a perforated plate having a hole diameter of 76 ?m, are known to influence the properties of the final paper product. To better understand the effect and properties of this material, fines have to be separated from the pulp and investigated as an independent material. In the present study, fines are isolated from the pulp fraction by means of a laboratory pressure screen. To allow for further processing, the solids content of the produced fines suspension was increased using dissolved air flotation. Morphological properties of different types of fines and other cellulosic microparticles, such as microfibrillated celluloses (MFC) are determined and compared to each other. Furthermore, handsheets are prepared from these materials and properties, such as apparent density, contact angle, modulus of elasticity, and strain are measured giving similar results for the analyzed types of fines in comparison to the tested MFC grades. The analysis of the properties of fiber fines contributes on the one hand to a better understanding of how these materials influences the final paper products, and on the other hand, helps in identifying other potential applications of this material.

SUBMITTER: Fischer WJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6418736 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pulp Fines-Characterization, Sheet Formation, and Comparison to Microfibrillated Cellulose.

Fischer Wolfgang Johann WJ Mayr Melanie M Spirk Stefan S Reishofer David D Jagiello Lukas Andreas LA Schmiedt Romana R Colson Jerome J Zankel Armin A Bauer Wolfgang W

Polymers 20170817 8

In the pulp and paper industry different types of pulp or fiber fines are generated during the pulping (primary fines, mechanical fines), and/or the refining process (secondary fines). Besides fibers, these cellulosic microparticles are a further component of the paper network. Fines, which are defined as the fraction of pulp that is able to pass through a mesh screen or a perforated plate having a hole diameter of 76 μm, are known to influence the properties of the final paper product. To bette ...[more]

PMID: 30971045

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Pulp Fines-Characterization, Sheet Formation, and Comparison to Microfibrillated Cellulose.

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Pulp Fines-Characterization, Sheet Formation, and Comparison to Microfibrillated Cellulose.

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