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Method for flocculating a papermaking furnish using colloidal borosilicates

US6358364B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 2001
Grant dateMar 19, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention comprises a borosilicate retention aid composition and a method for improving the production of paper by addition of the borosilicate. The borosilicate may be utilized in conjunction with a high molecular weight synthetic flocculant and/or starch, with or without the addition of a cationic coagulant. The borosilicate material is preferably a colloidal borosilicate. Methods for the preparation of the borosilicate material are disclosed.

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