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Method of producing a fiber product having a strength suitable for printing paper and packaging material

US6958108B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1999
Grant dateOct 25, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21C9/005
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a modified fiber product and a method of producing same. According to the method, the cellulosic raw material is formed into a fiber suspension, into which components modifying the properties of the fibers are added, subsequent to which the fibrous material is dried in connection with, for example, web forming. According to the invention, alkyl derivative of cellulose is mixed into the fiber suspension in alkaline conditions, the derivative being at least partly dissolved in water, and the derivative is allowed to be sorbed into the fibrous material prior to drying such that the sorbed cellulose derivative can not be washed off with water. The strength properties or the water retention of paper and paperboard products can be improved by using the invention.

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