Effect of Condebelt press drying on sheet structure and properties: Describes the benefits of a process using Z-direction pressure

Pulp and Paper Canada

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-58

  Retulainen, E ^a   Merisalo, N ^b,c   Lehtinen, J ^a   Paulapuro, H ^b  

^a Valmet Corporation   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UPM Kymmene Raflatac   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bibliographies; Chemical pulps; Experimental design variables; Mechanical pulps; Paper properties; Press drying; Solids content; Structure; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PULP; DRYING; MECHANICAL PULP; NATURAL FIBERS; PAPERBOARDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONDEBELT PROCESS; PRESS DRYING;

PAPER SHEETING;

EID: 0031702737     PISSN: 03164004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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