Ecolab USA Inc.

Nalco Company

Kpc Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Yulin Zhao

Weiguo Cheng

Jun Li

Meng Zhang

Qing Rao

Na Xu

Alan Smith

Aleksandar Todorovic

Qing Long Rao

Xiao Xun Zhang

Zhi Quan Chen

Jia Wu

Wen Li Tu

Stephen B Ashton

Bo Zhu

Wenli Tu

Qinglong Rao

Xiao Zhang

Yumei Lu

Chunhao Wang

Yunjian Chen

Yanru Fan

Weiguo Chen

Xiali Liao

Zhaoxiang Yang

Dan Xiao

Ze Zhu

Bo Yang

Aleksander Todorovic

Zhi Chen

Stephen Ashton

Jian Kun Shen

A method of enhancing paper strength properties is provided. The method comprises treating a paper sheet precursor with a polyaluminum salt, and a strengthening agent, wherein the strengthening agent comprises a dialdehyde-modified polyacrylamide copolymer and a polyacrylamide copolymer. The polyaluminum salt may be polyaluminum chloride. The methods have been demonstrated to provide, among other things, improvements in retention, strength, and dewatering.

High-efficiency strength program used for making paper in higher charge demand system

The present invention relates to a release aid that includes at least one succinic anhydride derivative for use in a papermaking process. For example, the release aid of the present invention is particularly useful for use in a paperweb creping process. The present invention also relates to a paperweb creping method that includes a release aid comprising at least one succinic anhydride.

Release aid

The present disclosure relates to a dry strength agent composition, use of an amine-containing cationic polymer for enhancing the dry strength of paper, and a method for enhancing the dry strength of paper. The dry strength agent composition includes at least two components. The first component is an amine-containing cationic polymer and the second component may be one or more anionic or amphoteric polymers.

Dry strength agent composition and method for enhancing the dry strength of paper

A process for flocculating filler particles in water is provided. The process comprises adding a flocculant to a mixture comprising filler particles and water, wherein the flocculant has a reduced specific viscosity ('RSV') of from about 5 dL/g to about 16 dL/g, a viscosity average molecular weight of from about 1,200,000 to about 7,500,000, and a cationic charge of from about 5 mol % to about 50 mol %. Flocs formed by flocculation of the filler particles and the flocculant have a median particle size of from about 10 &#x3bc;m to about 150 &#x3bc;m. The filler is not precipitated calcium carbonate alone. The flocs provided by the process are useful in increasing ash content of a paper product.

Papermaking process of increasing ash content of a paper product and a paper product obtained by the same

The present invention provides a method for preserving recycled fiber by using biocides and a method for manufacturing paper using recycled fiber. The method for manufacturing paper, using recycled fiber as a raw material, comprises pulping procedure: pulping the raw material containing recycled fiber, and papermaking procedure: producing the paper with the pulp slurry obtained in the pulping procedure; wherein the total starch content of recycled fiber is measured before recycled fiber is pulped, and when the total starch content of recycled fiber is higher than a predetermined value, one or more biocides are added during the pulping procedure.

Method for preserving recycled fiber by using biocides in paper manufacturing and method for manufacturing paper using recycled fibers

An on-line control and reaction process for pH adjustment and a control device for automatically adjusting pH value are provided. The process includes mixing a first enhancer and a second enhancer, optionally after diluting the first enhancer and/or the second enhancer with water, to form a mixture, setting a base pH value (&#x3b4;) and a target pH value (&#x3b4;), and adding pH adjuster into the mixture via a pH control unit and mixing to obtain a product with the target pH value. The pH control unit adjusts the adding of the pH adjuster by measuring or inputting certain parameters.

On-line control and reaction process for pH adjustment

Methods of improving dewatering efficiency, increasing sheet wet web strength, increasing sheet wet strength, and enhancing filler retention in a papermaking process are disclosed. The methods improve the efficiency of drainage aids, wet web strength aids, and/or wet strength aids by coating at least some of the filler particles with a material that prevents the filler materials form adhering to a those additives.

Method of improving dewatering efficiency, increasing sheet wet web strength, increasing sheet wet strength and enhancing filler retention in papermaking

Disclosed are an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer and a method for preparing the defoamer. The defoamer may have a dispersed oil phase with a droplet size of 4 to 8 &#x3bc;m, and a viscosity of 100 to 1000 cP, and is widely used for defoaming in paper coating and wet-end in a paper mill. A method for preparing an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer is also provided. The method may include adding an emulsifying agent to biodiesel, and mixing, then gradually adding hydrophobic fumed silica to obtain a first mixture. The method may also include gradually adding water and a non-ionic surfactant, and stirring until uniform to obtain a second mixture. The method may also include gradually adding the first mixture to the second mixture, and stirring until uniform, to obtain an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer.

Biodiesel-based emulsion defoamer and method for making the same

A paper-making aid composition comprising dialdehyde-modified polyacrylamide-type strengthening agent, polyacrylamide-type strengthening agent and water and having a pH value of 6 or more is provided. A method of paper-making by using the paper-making aid composition is also provided.

Paper-making aid composition and process for increasing ash retention of finished paper

The invention provides a process for paper-making comprising adding to pulp slurry at least a first aqueous liquid and a second aqueous liquid so as to obtain a paper stock; forming the paper stock so as to obtain a wet paper web; pressing and draining the wet paper web so as to obtain a wet paper sheet; and drying the wet paper sheet so as to obtain a paper sheet. Correspondingly, the invention provides an aid composition for paper-making.

Process and compositions for paper-making

The invention is directed towards methods, compositions, and apparatus for increasing the strength of paper made out of a furnish having a large proportion of OCC. The method involves the following steps: 1) Providing a paper furnish having a large amount of OCC in it, 2) adding strength promoter to the furnish prior to adding a strength agent to the furnish, 3) adding a strength agent to the furnish, and 4) making a paper product from the furnish. This method allows cheap OCC material to be used in a papermaking process without the quality problems that the anionic trash in OCC typically causes. Thus paper products having low costs and high quality can be produced.

Furnish pretreatment to improve paper strength aid performance in papermaking

The invention provides a method of improving dewatering efficiency, increasing sheet wet web strength, increasing sheet wet strength and enhancing filler retention in a papermaking process The method improves the efficiency of drainage aids or wet web strength aids or wet strength aid by coating at least some of the filler particles with a material that prevents the filler materials form adhering to a those additives. The drainage additive or wet web strength additive or wet strength aid holds the cellulose fibers together tightly and is not wasted on the filler particles.

The invention provides a method of improving dewatering efficiency, increasing sheet wet web strength, increasing sheet wet strength and enhancing filler retention in a papermaking process. The method improves the efficiency of dewatering aid by coating at least some of the filler particles with a material that prevents the filler materials form adhering to dewatering aids. The dewatering aid holds the paper fibers together tightly and is not wasted on the filler particles.

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