Determination of the optimal refining strategy - Separate or co-refining - Using a 16″ double disc pilot refiner

Appita Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-307+317

  Ghosh, Ajit K ^a   Rae, Catherine ^a   Moorhouse, Bruce ^a  

^a Amcor Research and Technology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blend ratio; Co refining; Double disc; Fibre coarseness; Fibre length distribution; Fibre morphology; Fibrillation; Freeness drop; Intersecting angle; Mixed furnish; Mode of refining; Net specific energy; Opacity; Peripheral speed; Refining intensity; Refining strategy; Relative bonding area; Scattering coefficient; Separate refining; Specific edge load; Sulfite pulp

Indexed keywords

BLEACHED PULP; BLENDING; COMPOSITION; FIBERS; HARDWOODS; KRAFT PULP; MORPHOLOGY; PAPER SHEETING; SOFTWOODS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SULFITE PULP;

CO-REFINING; FIBER COARSENESS; FIBER MORPHOLOGY; MIXED FURNISH; NET SPECIFIC ENERGY; REFINING INTENSITY; REFINING STRATEGY; SEPARATED REFINING; SPECIFIC EDGE LOAD;

PULP REFINING;

ANATOMY; BLEACHED PULPS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISK REFINERS; FIBER STRUCTURE; FIBERS; FIBRILLATION; FREENESS; HARDWOODS; KRAFT PULPS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; OPACITY; PAPER SHEETS; REFINING; SOFTWOODS; SULFITE PULPS;

EID: 0042660841     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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