Polydiallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride/3-acrylamido-3-methylbutanoic acid copolymers and their use for pitch control in paper mill systems

A process for controlling the deposition of pitch contained within the fibers of wood pulp in pulp and paper making systems which pitch is the predominant form of pitch in the paper making system which comprises adding to the pulp an effective amount of polydiallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride copolymer which contains from between 1-30 mole percent of 3-acrylamido-3-methylbutanoic acid and has an Intrinsic Viscosity of at least 0.5 dl/g.