The role of surfactants as rewetting agents in enhancing paper absorbancy

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 157, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 235-244

  Shepherd, Ian ^a   Xiao, Huining ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Hydrophilicity; Paper absorbency; Rewetting; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AGENTS; CONTACT ANGLE; PAPER PRODUCTS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; PORE SIZE; WATER; WETTING;

HYDROPHILICITY; PAPER ABSORBENCY; PAPER TOWEL; REWETTING; WATER ABSORBENCY TIME;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

SURFACTANT; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HYDROPHILICITY; PAPER; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER RETENTION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0032875220     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-7757(99)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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