Review: Use of optical brightening agents (OBAs) in the production of paper containing high-yield pulps

BioResources

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 2582-2591

  Shi, He ^a   Liu, Hongbin ^a,b   Ni, Yonghao ^a,c   Yuan, Zhirun ^d   Zou, Xuejun ^d   Zhou, Yajun ^e  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^d FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

^e Tembec Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brightness; Fine paper; High yield pulp; OBA efficiency; OBA migration; OBA retention; Quenching; UV competitors; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; LUMINANCE; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); QUENCHING; SIZING (FINISHING OPERATION); WET ENDS (PAPERMAKING MACHINERY);

FINE PAPER; HIGH YIELD PULP; OBA EFFICIENCIES; OBA MIGRATION; OBA RETENTION; UV COMPETITORS; WHITENESS;

PULP;

BRIGHTENING; BRIGHTNESS; EFFICIENCY; FINE PAPERS; FINISHING; HIGH YIELD PULPING; OPTICAL ACTIVITY; QUENCHING; RETENTION; SIZING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WHITENESS;

EID: 84863834594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.7.2.2582-2591     Document Type: Article

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