Obtaining enhanced paper production using cationic compositions containing diol and/or diol alkoxylate

A process for producing paper, comprising forming an aqueous suspension of fibers into a sheet and drying the sheet, wherein the aqueous suspension comprises 0.01 to 0.05 wt. % of a quaternary ammonium component, and a nonionic component which is present in an amount corresponding to a weight ratio of 1:30 to 5:1 with respect to said quaternary ammonium component and which comprises a compound of formula (1)

• HO(X--O).sub.x --R(O--Y).sub.y --OH (1)
• and mixtures thereof wherein each X is independently ethylene, straight or branched propylene, or straight or branched butylene,
• x is 0 to 40;
• each Y is ethylene, straight or branched propylene, or straight or branched butylene;
• y is 0 to 40;
• and
• R is saturated, straight, branched or cyclic alkylene containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms wherein one or both of x and y is greater than zero.

A process for producing paper, comprising forming an aqueous suspension of fibers into a sheet and drying the sheet, wherein the aqueous suspension comprises 0.01 to 0.05 wt. % of a quaternary ammonium component, and a nonionic component which is present in an amount corresponding to a weight ratio of 1:30 to 5:1 with respect to said quaternary ammonium component and which is selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula

• HO--R--OH
• and mixtures thereof wherein
• R is saturated, straight, branched or cyclic alkylene containing 7 to 12 carbon atoms, and the quaternary ammonium component is selected from the group consisting of di(hydrogenated tallow) dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate, methyl-1-oleylamidoethyl-2-oleyl-imadazolinium methylsulfate, methyl-1-tallowamidoethyl-2-tallow-imadazolinium methylsulfate, and compounds of any of the formulas ##STR31##
• R.sup.23 --(C(O)O(CH.sub.2).sub.1-5).sub.0-1 --C(O)NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2-5 --N(R.sup.23a)(R.sup.23b)--(CH.sub.2).sub.2-5 --OC(O)R.sup.23 X.sup.-
• wherein each R.sup.21 is independently a saturated or unsaturated alkyl or alkylene radical containing 12 to 22 carbon atoms;
• Q.sup.21a and Q.sup.21b are alkyl containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms or benzyl, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH, or --CH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.3, or Q.sup.21a can be R.sup.21 --C(O)--(O--Alk.sup.21)).sub.1-4 --;
• each Alk.sup.21 is independently C.sub.2 H.sub.4 or C.sub.3 H.sub.6 or C.sub.4 H.sub.8,
• each R.sup.23 is independently straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.23a is straight or branched alkyl or hydroxyalkyl containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, benzyl, or --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OC(O)R.sub.4 wherein R.sub.4 is straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.23b is H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5 or benzyl;
• and
• X is an anion.