Abstract:
Recycling of mixed wastepaper, including plastic coated paper and printed paper, is accomplished by repulping (12) the wastepaper mixture to disperse paper fibers, ink and plastic components into a pulp medium. Contact with a deinking chemical causes attraction between the ink components to form larger ink particles. The ink is adsorbed onto the plastic components to form ink/plastic clusters which are removed to produce a substantially ink and plastic free pulp medium. Recycled paper products with improved strength comprising paper fibers from pulp medium produced in accordance with the method of the invention are also provided.
Abstract:
Recyclable and compostable coated paper stock (10) comprising a substrate (12) coated on at least one surface with a primer coat (14) and a top coat (16) both of which are water based dispersions. The primer coat (14) comprises a water based dispersion of a polymer selected from the consisting of acrylic polymers, acrylic copolymers, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, poly-ethylene vinyl acetate, poly-ethylene vinyl chloride, styrene butadiene copolymers, polyvinylidiene chloride and starch. The top coat (16) comprises a water based dispersion of a polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers, acrylic copolymers, styrene butadiene copolymers and polyvinylidiene chloride. The substrate (12) is coated with a primer coat (14) prior to the application of the top coat (16) to seal the substrate (12) surface. The top coat (16) forms a film over the primer coat (14) and imparts water and grease resistant properties to the coated paper stocks (10). The invention also includes processes for making and using the invented coated paper stocks (10).
Abstract:
A bottle carrier is formed of one or more panels (12, 14) of paperboard and includes a plurality of bottle neck receiving openings (26). Each opening (26) has a plurality of radially extending fingers (50, 52) whose ends engage beneath a portion of an abutment associated with each bottle neck (56). Each finger (50, 52) is bent upwardly at about 45 degrees after insertion of a bottle (54) into a respective opening (26). Each radial finger (50, 52) is provided with a micro cut line extending downwardly from its upper surface, each micro cut line (44) extending about 10-50 % through the paperboard. The micro cut lines (44) weaken the radial fingers (50, 52) and facilitate removal of the bottles (54) from the carrier.
Abstract:
A method for the recovery of chemical values from spent lignocellulosic pulping liquor salts to produce white liquor of different sulfidities. Preferably, the white liquor is in the form of separate liquid streams (18, 20, 32, 34, 35, 36, 43, 45, 47), each of which is of a sulfidity that is different from the sulfidity of others of the streams. The method also provides for developing a white liquor stream (50) which is essentially free of sulfide values, but which contains sodium hydroxide. Further, the method provides for the recovery of titanium values for recycling.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a particle-bonded nonwoven liner material (30) having antistatic and laminating properties whereby binder particles of thermoplastic material are precipitated from a water-based solution (34) by the addition of a precipitant having antistatic properties, preferably a di-ethyl sulfate quaternary of a complex cyclic amine. When the precipitant is added to a water-based dispersion of polyester resin, the material precipitated from the dispersion is a composite of polyester and precipitant, which composite material is antistatic. The composite material is also thermoplastic, which results in excellent laminating strength at high production line speeds. This antistatic composite material serves as the binder which holds the nonwoven fabric (30) together after being applied thereon and then dried.
Abstract:
Deinking of printed paper is accomplished by repulping printed wastepaper in an aqueous medium containing a deinking chemical. The presence of the deinking chemical causes initial agglomeration of ink particles to produce an ink pulp medium. Agglomerated ink particles are removed from the ink pulp medium by size and density separation procedures to separate coarse ink and produce a fine ink particle stream. The fine ink particle stream is recirculated to cause additional agglomeration of ink particles. The reagglomerated ink particles are removed from the fine ink particle stream by size and density separation procedures to produce a substantially ink free pulp medium. The invention provides agglomeration processes with high ink removal from printed paper.
Abstract:
A process for bleaching cellulosic pulp to a G.E. brightness of at least about 75 and a viscosity of at least about 14 wherein the effluent from the the bleaching process is of reduced colored matter content and exhibits reduced COD. The process comprises DZD stages without interstage treatment of the pulp other than by an optional water wash.
Abstract:
Substrates that are moisture-sensitive and/or corrosion-sensitive, such as electrical components found in fiber optic cables, copper wires, terminal blocks, connections and junctions, are protected from moisture and/or corrosion with a protectant composition that includes a polyamide gelling agent, a gelled solvent, and optionally a bleeding agent. The electrical components are typically contacted with the protective composition to protect the sensitive component from moisture and/or corrosion.
Abstract:
A method of improving heat-seals for polyolefin polymers which are coated onto a paperboard substrate. The method obviates the need for use of a curable bonding agent. The materials are exposed to high energy radiation prior to formation of the heat seal to induce cross-linking of the polymer and thereby increase the average molecular weight of same.
Abstract:
The invention disclosed herein is directed to a modified rosin emulsion, to methods for making the modified emulsion and to uses for the emulsion. The modified emulsion of the invention is made by mixing emulsified rosin solids with a water-soluble salt of an alkylene-acrylic acid copolymer.