Abstract:
The present invention relates toa method of producing precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) where a retention/strength enhancing chemical is added to milk of lime to form a mixture thereof prior to adding the mixture of the retention/strength enhancing chemical and milk of lime to paper making stock in a pipeline leading to a headbox of a paper making machine, whereafter carbon dioxide is introduced to the paper making stock, and the carbonation reaction between milk of lime and carbon dioxide is allowed to proceed in the presence of both fibres and the retention/strength enhancing chemical.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polymer product with super-or highly hydrophobic characteristics, preferably in the form of a film. Also methods for the manufacturing of a laminate and a polymer coated paper or board product, respectively, both having said characteristics, are disclosed. The present invention also relates to products obtainable by said methods and uses thereof.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a packaging board comprising a fibrous base and one or more polymer coating layers on one or both sides of the fibrous base. According to the invention the fibrous base contains the combination of an alkyl ketene dimer size, stearic acid anhydride, a wet-strength size and an aluminium com- pound, which give the board resistance to aggressive liquids as well as thermal treatment, particularly an improved resistance to raw edge penetration in such circumstances. The invention further relates to containers and packages made of the board, for instance disposable drinking cups, dairy product cartons and auto- clave packages, as well as use of the board for such purposes.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a paper or paperboard product comprising a furnish wherein said furnish comprises a cationic polymer in an amount of above 1,5% by weight, an anionic polymer and microfibrillated cellulose. The invention further relates to a process for the production of said product.
Abstract:
The invention refers to a method for forming particles or droplets of at least one substance comprising the steps of providing a foamed medium, which foamed medium comprises said substance, and forming particles or droplets of said substance at least partly by electrostatic processing. The use of foamed medium in electrostatic processing enables higher production speeds and increases the evenness of a coating layer formed by electrospinning or electrospraying the particles or droplets on a substrate.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a highly refined cellulose composition, comprising: i) providing a fiber fraction comprising 20-100 wt% fibers obtained from used beverage cartons (UBC) based on the total dry fiber weight of the fiber fraction, ii) optionally subjecting the fiber fraction to mechanical, chemical or enzymatic pre-treatment, or a combination thereof, iii) subjecting the optionally pre-treated fiber fraction to refining at a consistency in the range of 0.5-30% by weight to a Schopper-Riegler (SR) in the range of 50-100, as determined by standard ISO 5267-1, to obtain the highly refined cellulose composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a purified fiber fraction from used beverage carton (UBC), said method comprising the steps: a) subjecting a UBC starting material to a polymer and aluminum film separation method to obtain a UBC polymer and aluminum fraction and a raw UBC fiber fraction; b) optionally subjecting the raw UBC fiber fraction to a coarse screening method to remove coarse particles; c) subjecting the raw UBC fiber fraction to a fine screening method to remove cellulose fines and fine particulate contaminants, wherein the fine screening method comprises at least one fine screening step and at least one dilution step; d) optionally subjecting the fine screened UBC fiber fraction to a bleaching method; e) subjecting the fine screened, and optionally bleached, UBC fiber fraction to an electro-osmosis method to remove further contaminants; f) optionally subjecting the fine screened, and optionally bleached, UBC fiber fraction to a dewatering method to a consistency of at least 20 wt%; and g) subjecting the optionally dewatered UBC fiber fraction to a deactivation method to obtain a purified UBC fiber fraction.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for producing a film comprising microfibrillated cellulose, which comprises: providing a suspension comprising 30-100 weight-% microfibrillated cellulose based on total dry weight; forming a wet web of said suspension by casting on a support being a non-porous support, paper or paperboard; wet-pressing said wet web to form a dewatered web, which comprises applying a press fabric into direct contact with said wet web and conducting said wet web, arranged between said press fabric and said non-porous support, through a pressing equipment; smoothening said dewatered web by applying at least one smoothing press to said dewatered web arranged on said non-porous support so as to form a smoothened web, wherein a pressure of 0.1-25 MPa is applied in each smoothing press, wherein said dewatered web has a dry content of 20-60% by weight when applying said smoothing press(es), and drying said smoothened web to form said film. The invention further relates to a film.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a barrier film comprising highly refined cellulose, said method comprising: a) providing a highly refined cellulose pulp suspension comprising highly refined cellulose pulp having a Schopper-Riegler (SR) number in the range of 40-98 as determined by standard ISO 5267-1 and a content of fibers having a length >0.2 mm of at least 7 million fibers per gram based on dry weight, at a consistency in the range of 0.1-1.5 wt%; b) forming a web of the highly refined cellulose pulp suspension and dewatering the web in a paper machine former on a wire to a consistency of at least 5 wt% to obtain a substrate web, wherein the white water removed from the pulp contains 2-25 wt%, preferably 5-20 wt% and more preferably at least 5-15 wt% of the solids of the highly refined cellulose pulp suspension provided in step a); c) optionally further dewatering and optionally drying the substrate web; d) coating the optionally further dewatered and optionally dried substrate web with a coating suspension comprising cellulose fines or microfibrillated cellulose to obtain a coated web; and e) dewatering and/or drying the coated web to obtain a barrier film comprising highly refined cellulose.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a multilayer film comprising microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) in a paper-making machine, the method comprising the steps of: a) forming a bottom web layer by applying a first pulp suspension comprising at least 50% by dry weight of cellulose based fibrous material having an SR (Schopper-Riegler) value in the range of 18-75 on a bottom web wire; b) forming or applying an intermediate web layer formed from a second pulp suspension comprising at least 50% by dry weight of MFC having an SR value in the range of 80-100 on the bottom web layer; c) applying a top web layer formed from a third pulp suspension comprising at least 50% by dry weight of cellulose based fibrous material having an SR (Schopper-Riegler) value in the range of 18-75 on the intermediate web layer to form a multilayer web; and d) dewatering, and optionally drying, the formed multilayer web to obtain a multilayer film comprising MFC.