Mill experiences with AT™ precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) in papers containing mechanical pulp: New technology stabilizes carbonate and pH at neutral

Pulp and Paper Canada

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 172-176

  Ain, R L ^a   Laleg, M ^b  

^a Specialty Minerals Inc   (United States)

^b PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Fillers; Machine operation; Mechanical papers; Mechanical pulps; Neutral papers; Newsprint; pH; Precipitates; Processes; Quality; Stabilizers; Test methods

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CARBONATES; MECHANICAL PULP; NEWSPRINT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPERMAKING; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STABILIZERS (AGENTS); TESTING;

NEUTRAL PAPERS; PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE; PRECIPITATES;

PAPER;

EID: 0031360630     PISSN: 03164004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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