Paper Chemicals
Practical articles on paper chemicals – benefits, use cases and fixes for common problems, from a supplier serving industry since 1988.
Tissue Paper Chemicals: Balancing Softness, Strength and Absorbency
Tissue needs to be soft, strong when wet and highly absorbent. How wet strength resin, starch, enzymes and clean water systems help tissue mills…
Read article Paper ChemicalsKraft Paper Strength: The Chemicals That Make the Biggest Difference
Burst, RCT and Cobb – how starch, strength resins, sizing and good wet-end control help kraft mills meet box-maker specs at lower GSM.
Read article Paper ChemicalsPaper and Board Chemicals: A Practical Guide to What Each One Does
Starch, sizing, retention aids, strength resins, defoamers and more – what each paper chemical does, where it goes and how to tell if it…
Read article Paper ChemicalsStickies in Recycled Fibre: Where They Come From and How to Control Them
Stickies cause holes, breaks and dirty felts in recycled-fibre mills. Here is where they come from and a practical plan to control them.
Read article Paper ChemicalsSlime Control on Paper Machines: Keeping the System Clean with Biocides
Why slime builds up in closed water systems, how it causes holes and breaks, and how antislime agents and good housekeeping keep machines clean.
Read article Paper ChemicalsDefoamers in Paper and Pulp Mills: Why Foam Quietly Costs You Money
How foam and entrained air cause pinholes, drainage loss and breaks – and how to choose and dose the right defoamer for pulp mill…
Read article Paper ChemicalsHydrogen Peroxide Bleaching in Paper and Pulp Mills: A Plain Guide
How hydrogen peroxide brightens pulp, where it fits in the process, safe handling and tips to get more brightness per kilo.
Read article Paper ChemicalsDeinking Chemicals: Getting Cleaner Pulp from Recycled Paper
How deinking chemicals lift ink from recycled fibre, the role of peroxide and surfactants, and tips for brighter, cleaner pulp.
Read article Paper ChemicalsDry Strength Resin: How Mills Get Their Burst and Tensile Back on Recycled Fibre
Why recycled fibre loses strength, how dry strength resin helps, where to dose it and which grades benefit most.
Read article Paper ChemicalsRosin vs Surface Sizing: Which Sizing Method Fits Your Paper Machine?
How internal rosin sizing and surface sizing differ, when to use each, and how to fix common sizing problems on the machine.
Read article Paper ChemicalsRetention Aids Explained: How Small and Mid-Size Mills Can Hold More Fines and Filler
What retention and drainage aids do, how to tell if you need one, and how to get the most from them on a smaller…
Read article Paper ChemicalsCationic Starch in Paper Making: Dosing, Benefits and Common Mistakes
Why cationic starch is the most useful wet-end additive in many mills, how to cook and dose it, and the mistakes that waste it.
Read article Paper ChemicalsGuar Gum in Paper and Textile Processing: What It Does and Why It Works
Guar gum is a natural thickener and strength aid. Here is how paper mills and textile units use it, its benefits, and tips for…
Read article Paper ChemicalsEnzymes in Paper Making: Saving Energy and Improving Strength
How enzymes help paper mills refine with less power, control pitch and stickies, improve drainage and deink recycled fibre – with practical use cases.
Read article Paper ChemicalsAlum in Paper Making: Ferric vs Non-Ferric and When to Use Each
What alum does at the wet end, the difference between ferric and non-ferric alum, and how to dose it without causing deposits or shade…
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