Improving the brightness stability of a machine-finished coated mechanical paper: A mill trial

2003 International Mechanical Pulping Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 115-123

  Yuan, Zhirun ^a   Schmidt, John ^a   Gilbert, Daniel ^a   Aspler, Joe ^a   Heitner, Cyril ^a   Cunkle, Glen ^b   Ghosh, Tamal ^b  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PULP; PAPER; REDUCTION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALKALINE PEROXIDE; HYDROXYLAMINE RADICAL SCAVENGER; MACHINE FINISHED COATED PAPER; YELLOWING INHIBITOR SYSTEM;

PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

BRIGHTNESS; MECHANICAL PULPS; PAPER; PULP MILLS; REDUCTION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 1842561405     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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