Pre-flocculation of precipitated calcium carbonate filler by cationic starch for highly filled mechanical grade paper

BioResources

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 354-373

  Sang, Yizhou ^a   McQuaid, Michael ^b   Englezos, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Catalyst Paper Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drainage; Highly PCC filled paper; Paper properties; PCC pre flocculation; Response surface methodology; Retention; Starch partition

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC STARCHES; COLLOIDAL SILICA; DRAINAGE PERFORMANCE; EMPIRICAL PROCESS; MECHANICAL GRADE; PAPER PROPERTIES; PCC PRE-FLOCCULATION; PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE FILLERS; PREFLOCCULATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; RETENTION; RETENTION AND DRAINAGE; STATISTICAL DESIGN; THERMO-MECHANICAL; UNIQUE FEATURES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRAINAGE; FILLERS; FLOCCULATION; MECHANICAL PULP; PAPER; SILICA;

STARCH;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRAINAGE; FILLERS; FLOCCULATION; MECHANICAL PULPS; PAPER; PAPER PROPERTIES; SILICA; STARCH;

EID: 84859014327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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