The influence of cationized birch xylan on wet and dry strength of fine paper

Janne Kataja-aho, Sanna Haavisto, Jaakko Asikainen, Sari Hyvärinen, Sauli Vuoti

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    Abstract

    Cationized birch xylan was prepared and its use as a papermaking chemical was evaluated. The focus was on studying the effects of cationized birch xylan on the wet and dry strength of fine paper. The results of the laboratory experiments show that the addition of 3 percent of cationized birch xylan to birch kraft pulp improved the initial wet strength of the web by 30 percent compared to base stock at a solids content of 55%. Furthermore, the tensile stiffness of the wet web increased by approximately a third and the dry tensile strength improved by 26%, while the dry elastic modulus was not changed. The improvements in the strength properties were clear when compared to the base stock, but not as high as achieved with conventionally used cationized starch. The difference between the xylan and starch is most likely due to the shorter polymer chain length of the cationized xylan.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1713-1728
    JournalBioResources
    Volume7
    Issue number2
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • cationized birch xylan
    • initial wet strength
    • strength
    • tensile stiffness
    • runnability
    • fine paper

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