Application of yellowing inhibitors to improve the brightness stability of coated mechanical papers

Tappi Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 9-15

  Yuan, Zhirun ^a   Schmidt, John ^a   Heitner, Cyril ^a   Fairbank, Martin ^b  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

^b AbitibiBowater Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS STABILITY; LIGHT IRRADIATION;

DISCOLORATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGNIN; OXIDATION; SOFTWOODS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNBLEACHED PULP;

PAPER COATING;

BRIGHTNESS; CHEMITHERMOMECHANICAL PULPS; COATED PAPERS; DISCOLORATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0346338111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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