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Title: Surfactants on cleanup detail in paper mills

Abstract

From pulp production to paper coating, surfactants are involved in almost every facet of pulp and paper manufacturing. Within the industry, the role of surface-active agents is growing every larger with the demand for recycled paper. In the US, for example, The American Forest and Paper Assn. has established an ambitious goal of recovering 50% of the paper used in the US by 2000. By then, paper producers in North America are expected to have invested more than $10 billion in recycling equipment, and be spending more than $300 million/yr on drinking chemicals, including surfactants. Surfactants will also serve the industry indirectly, as additives in the production and formulation of products sold to the paper industry, including biocides, retention aids and water-treatment polymers. Providing higher-quality paper while reducing dependence on virgin pulp, requires manufacturing technologies and process chemicals that can restore wastepaper to its original state. Achieving those goals will depend on the development of novel surfactants through close collaboration with mill customers, and pioneering research in surface science, polymer engineering and organic chemistry.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
260741
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Chemical Engineering
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 103; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; SURFACTANTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; PAPER; RECYCLING; SLURRIES; PRODUCTION; INKS; REMOVAL; FLOTATION; WATER REMOVAL; FOAMS; PROCESS CONTROL

Citation Formats

Longhini, D. Surfactants on cleanup detail in paper mills. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Longhini, D. Surfactants on cleanup detail in paper mills. United States.
Longhini, D. 1996. "Surfactants on cleanup detail in paper mills". United States.
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title = {Surfactants on cleanup detail in paper mills},
author = {Longhini, D},
abstractNote = {From pulp production to paper coating, surfactants are involved in almost every facet of pulp and paper manufacturing. Within the industry, the role of surface-active agents is growing every larger with the demand for recycled paper. In the US, for example, The American Forest and Paper Assn. has established an ambitious goal of recovering 50% of the paper used in the US by 2000. By then, paper producers in North America are expected to have invested more than $10 billion in recycling equipment, and be spending more than $300 million/yr on drinking chemicals, including surfactants. Surfactants will also serve the industry indirectly, as additives in the production and formulation of products sold to the paper industry, including biocides, retention aids and water-treatment polymers. Providing higher-quality paper while reducing dependence on virgin pulp, requires manufacturing technologies and process chemicals that can restore wastepaper to its original state. Achieving those goals will depend on the development of novel surfactants through close collaboration with mill customers, and pioneering research in surface science, polymer engineering and organic chemistry.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/260741}, journal = {Chemical Engineering},
number = 6,
volume = 103,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}