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Surface sizing composition and method

US5484509A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1994
Grant dateJan 16, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H17/36
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for treating paper which comprises applying to the surface of the paper an aqueous medium containing a sizing composition consisting essentially of 75 to 99.9 wt % polyvinyl alcohol which is at least 95 mole % hydrolyzed and 0.1 to 25 wt % ketene dimer represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R.sup.1 are the same or different hydrocarbyl groups having 8-30 carbon atoms.

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