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René Hund

Gatien Faucher

Christian Jehn-Rendu

Damien Fougerouse

Christophe Auriant

Cyril Barriere

Fabrice Moretton

Laurent Mialon

Damien Fougerousse

Muttalif Duong

Eric Philibert

Sebastien Georges

Rémi Olivier

This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sheet of paper or cardboard, according to which, before forming said sheet, at least one N-vinylformamide polymer that is partially hydrolyzed in the form of an inverse emulsion is added, at one or more injection points, to a fibrous suspension in the presence of an anti-gelling agent, and having a cationic regain between 30 and 150%, the inverse emulsion having a weight ratio of partially hydrolyzed N-vinylformamide polymer to anti-gelling agent in the range between 1,000,000/5000 and 1,000,000/50,000.

Process for manufacturing paper or cardboard

The invention relates to a method for producing anionic polymers that are hydrosoluble in an aqueous solution, comprising at least the following successive steps: b) polymerisation, in an aqueous solution, of anionic monomers containing at least 5 mol % of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid and/or one of the salts thereof and optionally non-ionic monomers up to a mass concentration of polymer A of between 5 and 40%, b) addition of at least one aldehyde into the solution produced in step a), and c) acidification to a pH of between 3 and 4 of the solution produced in step b). The invention also relates to the use thereof in a paper-making method.

Method for producing anionic polymers and use as resistance agents in a paper-making method

This method for treating the surface of paper and/or one of the layers thereof, comprises the following successive steps:

Increasing paper strength by surface treatment

This invention relates to an additive based on (co)polymers resulting from the reaction between at least one dialdehyde compound and at least one complex (co)polymer obtained by polymerization of water-soluble monomers in the presence of at least one host (co)polymer comprising vinylamine functions.

Additive based on water-soluble polymers and uses thereof

The present invention relates to a complex of polymers and to the use thereof in a method of making paper, cardboard or the like. This complex of polymers is obtained by polymerizing water-soluble monomers: in the presence of a host polymer that comprises vinylamine functions and of a non-polymeric transfer agent, and in the absence of a branching or crosslinking agent of the ethylenic polyfunctional type. It is obtained as from a mass ratio of anionic monomer to water that is greater than 0.035.

Complex of polymers, preparation and use

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a sheet of paper and/or board from a fibrous suspension, according to which, before the formation of said sheet, added to the fibrous suspension, at one or more injection points, are at least two retention aids respectively: The polymer P2 is added to the fibrous suspension after dissolving, in aqueous solution, the polymer P2 previously obtained by one of the following polymerization techniques: The polymer P2 has a factor F&#x3e;2,

Process for manufacturing paper and board

Process for manufacturing a sheet of paper and/or of paperboard and the like, according to which, the cellulosic material is brought into contact with at least one dry strength aid, characterized in that said dry strength aid is a cationic or amphoteric (co)polymer derived from the reaction between at least one aldehyde and at least one base (co)polymer comprising at least one nonionic monomer, said base copolymer being modified with at least one polyfunctional compound comprising at least three heteroatoms chosen from N, S, O and P, in which at least three of these heteroatoms each have at least one mobile hydrogen.

Process for manufacturing paper using a base copolymer that has reacted with an aldehyde as a dry strength, retention, drainage and runnability aid

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an aqueous polymer solution containing at least one cationic or amphoteric (co)polymer, comprising the following steps: The invention also concerns the use of this polymer solution as a flocculant, retention and/or drainage agent, and dry strength resistance in a paper manufacturing process.

Aqueous solution of cationic copolymers derived from acrylamide, preparation method and use

Polymer complex obtained by polymerization of water-soluble monomers: in the presence of a host polymer comprising vinylamine functions and of a non-polymeric transfer agent, and in the absence of branching or crosslinking agent of ethylenic polyfunctional type.

Complexes of water-soluble polymers, and uses thereof

Process for manufacturing a sheet of paper and/or board, according to which, in a plant comprising a fan pump and a head box:

Method for manufacturing paper using a cationic polymer obtained by hofmann degradation

A method for manufacturing a sheet of paper and/or board having improved retention and drainage properties is provided, according to which, before the formation of the sheet and/or board, at least two retention aids are added to the fibrous suspension. These two retention aids are a main retention aid corresponding to a (co)polymer having a cationic charge density above 2 meq/g, obtained by the Hofmann degradation reaction, and a secondary retention aid corresponding to a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer having an anionic charge density above 0.1 meq/g. The main retention aid is introduced into the fibrous suspension in a proportion of 100 to 800 g/t of dry pulp, and the secondary retention aid is introduced into the fibrous suspension in a proportion of 50 to 800 g/t of dry pulp and has an intrinsic viscosity IV above 3 dl/g.

Process for manufacturing paper and board having improved retention and drainage properties

Cationic or amphoteric (co)polymer obtained by Hofmann degradation reaction, in aqueous solution, in the presence of an alkaline-earth and/or alkali metal hydroxide and of an alkaline-earth and/or alkali metal hypohalide, on a base (co)polymer comprising at least one nonionic monomer chosen from the group comprising acrylamide (and/or methacrylamide) and N,N-dimethylacrylamide, is characterized in that the base (co)polymer is modified beforehand with at least one polyfunctional compound containing at least 3 heteroatoms chosen from N, S, O and P and each having at least one mobile hydrogen. Use as a flocculation, retention and/or drainage aid, and dry strength aid is contemplated.

Acrylamide-derived cationic copolymers, and uses thereof

In a process for preparing cationic or amphoteric (co)polymers derived from acrylamide by a Hofmann degradation reaction in aqueous solution in the presence of an alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal hydroxide and an alkali metal hypohalide on a base copolymer, a solution of base copolymer on which the reaction is performed contains a polyvalent cationic salt representing at least 0.5% by weight, preferably from 2 to 10% by weight of the base copolymer.

Process for preparing acrylamide copolymers by Hofmann degradation reaction

A cationic copolymer is obtained by the Hofmann rearrangement (also referred to as the Hofmann degradation reaction) in aqueous solution in the presence of an alkaline-earth and/or alkali hydroxide and an alkaline-earth and/or alkaline hypohalide, on a base copolymer comprising at least one nonionic monomer selected from the group comprising acrylamide (and/or methacrylamide), N,N-dimethylacrylamide and/or acrylonitrile The copolymer is branched after the Hofmann rearrangement, in the presence of at least one polyfunctional branching agent, and is soluble in water.

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