Process for production of paper
AssigneeKemira Kemi Aktiebolag
InventorMichael Owens
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Abstract
A process for the production of paper by forming and dewatering a suspension of cellulose containing fibers and optional fillers and cationic starch on a wire or fabric, characterized in that the forming and dewatering takes place in the presence of an alkali metal silicate and a phenolic resin added at the same point into the suspension, and polyethylene oxide added at a subsequent point into the suspension. The amount of alkali metal silicate is 0.1 kg per ton to 50 kg/ton based on silica content per ton of dry fibers. The amount of phenolic resin is 0.01 kg/ton to 5 kg/ton based on weight of resin in the as-supplied material per ton of dry fibers. The amount of polyethylene oxide is 0.01 to 2.0 kg/ton based on weight of polyethylene oxide per ton of dry fibers.
Claims10
A process for the production of paper by forming and dewatering of a suspension of cellulose comprising fibers and optional fillers and cationic starch on a wire or fabric, wherein the forming and dewatering takes place in the presence of a non-colloidal alkali metal silicate and a phenolic resin which are contacted together to form a structure which provides improved reactivity with polyethylene oxide compared with both the non-colloidal alkali metal silicate and the phenolic resin alone, wherein the non-colloidal alkali metal silicate and the phenolic resin are added to said suspension before or after contacting them together, and polyethylene oxide is added to said suspension at a subsequent point downstream from where the non-colloidal alkali metal silicate and the phenolic resin are added to the suspension, wherein the polyethylene oxide is added to the suspension upstream of the location of forming and dewatering said suspension.
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