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Method for optically brightening paper

US6302999A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 1998
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H17/68
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A simplified method for the optical brightening of paper either in the pulp mass, the size or metering press or by coating by the use of a formulation of an optical brightening agent together with a swellable layered silicate.

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