Items for "hardwood pulp"

Paper dry strength improvement by xyloglucan addition: Wet-end application, spray coating and synergism with borate

The polysaccharide xyloglucan as a wet-end additive improves paper properties. In the present study, paper strength improvement was analysed for dry handsheets made from chemical, mechanical and recycled pulps coated with xyloglucan in a spray application...

Keywords: borax, cellulose, cross-link, de-inked pulp, hardwood pulp, paper dry strength, softwood pulp, spray coating, thermomechanical pulp, xyloglucan