U.S. patent number 3,844,880 [Application Number 05/381,081] was granted by the patent office on 1974-10-29 for sequential addition of a cationic debonder, resin and deposition aid to a cellulosic fibrous slurry.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Scott Paper Company. Invention is credited to Kenneth C. Larson, Frederick W. Meisel, Jr..
United States Patent |
3,844,880 |
Meisel, Jr. , et
al. |
October 29, 1974 |
SEQUENTIAL ADDITION OF A CATIONIC DEBONDER, RESIN AND DEPOSITION
AID TO A CELLULOSIC FIBROUS SLURRY
Abstract
Cellulosic sheet materials are produced from a slurry comprising
cellulosic fibers to which there is added sequentially a cationic
surface active agent, a resin selected from the group consisting of
acrylic emulsions and anionic styrene-butadiene latexes and a
deposition aid for the resin.
Inventors: |
Meisel, Jr.; Frederick W.
(Media, PA), Larson; Kenneth C. (Wilmington, DE) |
Assignee: |
Scott Paper Company (Delaware
County, PA)
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Family
ID: |
26806109 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/381,081 |
Filed: |
July 20, 1973 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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108638 |
Jan 21, 1971 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
162/169; 162/183;
162/182 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D21F
11/14 (20130101); D21H 23/765 (20130101); D21H
17/35 (20130101); D21H 17/37 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
D21H
17/00 (20060101); D21H 23/76 (20060101); D21H
17/37 (20060101); D21H 23/00 (20060101); D21H
17/35 (20060101); D21F 11/14 (20060101); D21F
11/00 (20060101); D21d 003/00 (); D21h
003/40 () |
Field of
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;162/169,182,183,168,158
;128/284,285 ;260/85.5S |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Bashore; S. Leon
Assistant Examiner: Corbin; Arthur L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: DeBenedictis; Nicholas J. Kane,
Jr.; John W.
Claims
1. In a method of producing a water-laid cellulosic sheet material,
the improvement which comprises adding to a slurry comprising
cellulosic fibers; a cationic surface active agent as a debonder;
at least one anionic or nonionic resin selected from the group
consisting of acrylic emulsions and anionic styrene butadiene
latexes; and a deposition aid for the resin in which the deposition
aid, the resin and the debonder are sequentially added to the
furnish and then forming a cellulosic sheet from
2. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the resin in the
furnish is a
3. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the resin in the
furnish is an
4. A method, as claimed in claim 3, in which the latex is a
carboxylated
5. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the cellulosic fibers
are wood
6. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the cellulosic fibers
are a
7. A method, as claimed in claim 6, in which the synthetic fibers
are rayon
8. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which a quaternized
imidazoline is
9. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the cationic surface
active
10. A method, as claimed in claim 9, in which the quaternary
ammonium
11. A method, as claimed in claim 9, in which the quaternary
ammonium
12. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the deposition aid is
a vinyl
13. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the amount of resin
in the furnish is equal to from about 3.0 to about 15.0 percent of
the oven-dry
14. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the amount of
debonder is equal to from about 0.15 to about 2.0 percent of the
oven-dry weight of
15. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the amount of
deposition aid is equal to from about 0.1 to about 3.0 percent of
the oven-dry weight of
16. A method, as claimed in claim 8, in which the amount of
deposition aid employed is equal to from about 0.1 to about 3.0
percent of the oven-dry
17. A method, as claimed in claim 8, in which the furnish comprises
wood pulp fibers, a cationic surface active agent, a deposition aid
for the
18. A method, as claimed in claim 1, in which the debonder is added
to the slurry prior to the addition of the deposition aid and the
resin.
Description
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 108,638 filed Jan.
21, 1971, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to improved cellulosic
sheet materials and to a method of preparing said materials. More
particularly the invention relates to cellulosic sheet materials
prepared from a furnish comprising cellulosic fibers; at least one
debonder selected from the group consisting of anionic and cationic
surface active agents; at least one resin selected from the group
consisting of acrylic emulsions and anionic styrene butadiene
latexes; and, when the debonder is an anionic surface active agent,
a deposition aid for the resin.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The production of sheet materials from cellulosic fibers generally
begins with an aqueous slurry of the fibers, said slurry being
commonly referred to as a furnish. In the preparation of sheet
material the furnish is cast onto a wire surface so that the water
is removed and the fibers brought into close contact with one
another. While in this close contact, hydrogen bonds are formed
between the hydroxyl groups of adjacent fibers resulting in the
production of a sheet material, the strength of which is due to
this natural fiber-to-fiber bording.
For certain applications, such as paper towels, tissues, and
sanitary napkin and diaper covers it is also necessary that the
sheet produced be soft, in the sense that it is sufficiently soft
to the touch to be acceptable by the public. It is also essential
that these soft products have sufficient strength, both for their
production on conventional sheet forming equipment and for their
intended use.
Several methods have heretofore been suggested for obtaining a
product having the requisite softness. However, these methods, and
products produced thereby, have not achieved widescale commercial
success due to one, or more, of several inherent disadvantages.
Those which require machine modifications cannot be run on
existing, high-speed, sheet forming equipment. Others, which
require a mechanical treatment of the sheet after it is formed,
such as creping, perf-embossing and texturizing, result in a
somewhat softer sheet but the increase in softness is accompanied
by a significant decrease in tensile strength placing practical
limitations on the improvement in softness which can be achieved.
Chemical additives have also been employed to achieve softness in
cellulosic sheet materials. Those which are applied to the formed
sheet generally are difficult to apply, requiring the use of baths
or sprays, and do not produce products having the desired
combination of softness and strength. Chemicals which can be added
to the pulp furnish prior to the sheet forming operation are easier
to work with but the products produced therefrom have not
heretofore possessed the desired properties of softness and
strength. Certain chemical additives, commonly referred to as
debonding agents, when added to the furnish interfere with the
natural fiber-to-fiber bonding during the sheet forming operation.
With these additives it has often been difficult to control the
quality of the product produced and, although certain of these
additives have imparted some degree of softness to the resulting
product, this improvement has been accompanied by a significant
decrease in the tensile strength of the product produced. In much
of the prior art, it is recognized that any increase in softness
will be accompanied by a significant decrease in tensile strength,
and softness is often measured by this decrease in tensile
strength.
Other chemicals, such as aqueous-based dispersions of resinous
materials, have also been suggested for use in cellulosic sheet
materials. These chemicals have been employed primarily to increase
the strength of the sheet. However, by increasing the strength of
the sheet these additives also resulted in a harsher, or less soft,
sheet which could only be avoided by selecting a different
additive. And, here also, no significant improvement in softness
has resulted.
Besides the above-mentioned problems previously employed additives
have often introduced other undesirable properties, such as odor,
decreased water-adsorbency, etc., into the final product.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, cellulosic sheet
materials having improved softness and acceptable tensile strength
are produced from a furnish comprising cellulosic fibers; at least
one debonder selected from the group consisting of anionic and
cationic surface active agents; a resin selected from the group
consisting of acrylic emulsions and anionic styrene butadiene
latexes; and, when the debonder is an anionic surface active agent,
a deposition aid for the resin.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In carrying out the present invention an aqueous slurry of
cellulosic fibers is prepared according to any well-known method.
This aqueous slurry, or furnish, is then treated with chemicals in
the beater, stock chest, fan pump, headbox or at any other suitable
point ahead of the fourdrinier wire, or sheet forming stage.
The chemical treatment comprises at least one resin and one
debonder, as hereinafter defined. However, since the charge on the
cellulosic fibers is anionic, and the resins which have been found
to be useful in carrying out the present invention can also be
anionic or nonionic, it is often necessary to add a third
component, or deposition aid, which causes the resin to adhere to
the fibers. A separate deposition aid is not necessary when a
cationic surface active agent is employed as the debonder and is
added to the pulp furnish prior to the addition of the resin.
Neither is a deposition aid required with a cationic resin.
However, to insure complete deposition of the resin onto the fibers
it is especially preferred to add the deposition aid in all
cases.
After the chemical treatment, sheets are prepared from the furnish
according to any well-known method.
The various chemical additives employed in carrying out the present
invention can be defined as follows:
Deposition Aids
The deposition aids which have been found to be useful in carrying
out the present invention include those compounds which are known
to be useful for depositing a water-insoluble polymer onto
cellulosic fibers. These compounds include vinyl imidazoline
polymers, such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,527,719 and in
British Pat. No. 1,052,112, and polyquaternary ammonium compounds,
such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,765,229. Commercially
available compounds which have been found to be particularly useful
include Lufax 295, a cationic polyelectrolyte solution polymer that
functions as a coupling agent in the beater addition of acrylic
emulsions to cellulose and normally available from Rohm and Haas
Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; as a tan powder which is a
salt complex of a polyamine having a solids content of 100 percent;
a pH for a 1 percent aqueous solution of 1.8 and a viscosity for a
10 percent solids solution of 3,300 cps as determined by a
Brookfield Viscometer LVT at 25.degree.C, with a No. 4 spindel at
60 r.p.m.; Resin s243, a cationic aqueous solution of a quarternary
chloride solution polymer also available from Rohm and Haas; as a
clear amber liquid having about 32 percent solids content, a pH of
2.0, a density at 25.degree.C of 9.0 lbs. per gallon and a
viscosity of 250 cps as determined by a Brookfield LVF Viscometer
at 20.degree.C with a No. 1 spindel at 12 r.p.m. and Quaker 2000, a
cationic, high molecular weight, quaternized ammonium imidazoline
sulfate available from Quaker Chemical Corporation, Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania and having a pH of about 3.4 for a 3.2 percent
dilution in water at 77.degree.F; a saybolt viscosity at
100.degree.F of 2500 to 2900 seconds; a kimematic viscosity at
100.degree.F of 530 to 630 centistokes and a pour point of below
0.degree.F. The Quaker 2000 can function as both a coupler and a
debonder.
The amount of deposition aid employed can be varied over a wide
range depending on the type of furnish employed, the amount of
resin to be deposited, and other variables associated with the
sheet forming operation. It is especially preferred to employ an
amount equal to from about 0.1 percent to about 3.0 percent based
on the oven dry weight of the fibers employed. To insure complete
deposition of the resin on the fibers it is preferred to add up to
0.5 percent of the deposition aid after the resin has been added.
When this procedure is employed the order of addition to the
furnish is deposition aid, resin, deposition aid.
Resins
The resins which can be employed in carrying out the present
invention include acrylic emulsions and anionic styrene-butadiene
latexes. These resins can be used either alone or in combination
with other resins such as those which are commonly used to improve
the wet strength of cellulosic sheet materials, namely the
urea-formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde type resins.
Commercially available resins which have been found to be
particularly useful include Rhoplex K3 a nonionic self-crosslinking
acrylic emulsion available from Rohm and Haas Company,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Rhoplex P339, an anionic
self-crosslinking acrylic emulsion, also available from Rohm and
Haas Company as a milky white liquid having a 44 percent solids
content with a pH of 4.8, a density at 25.degree.C of 8.8 lbs. per
gallon, a glass transition temperature of +3.degree.C, a minimum
film formation temperature of 0.degree.C and a viscosity at
25.degree.C of 43 cps as determined by a Brookfield Viscometer LVT
employing a No. 1 spindel at 60 r.p.m.; Goodrite 2570 .times. 15,
an anionic, carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer containing in
excess of 70 percent butadiene available from B. F. Goodrich
Chemical Company, Cleveland Ohio; and Tylac RB 1118, an anionic,
carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer containing approximately
50 percent styrene from Standard Brands Chemical Corporation,
Dover, Delaware. The following anionic, self-crosslinking, acrylic
emulsions available from Rohm and Haas Company have also been found
to be particularly useful -- Rhoplex E631, Rhoplex E610, and
Rhoplex TR407. Other useful commercially-available resins include
Pliolite 610, a styrene-butadiene latex from B. F. Goodrich
Chemical Company, and Rhoplex E32 a nonionic, self-crosslinking
acrylic emulsion from Rohn and Haas Company. An additional resin,
which has been found to be useful in carrying out the present
invention, is a cationically dispersed acrylic emulsion comprising
about 68 parts ethylacrylate and about 32 parts styrene.
The amount of resin employed can be varied over a wide range
depending upon the properties desired in the final product, the
amount of resin retained on the fibers, and other variables
associated with the sheet forming operation. It is especially
preferred to employ an amount of resin equal to from about 3.0
percent to about 15.0 percent of the oven dry weight of the fibers
employed.
Debonders
The debonders which can be employed in carrying out the present
invention include anionic and cationic surface active agents.
Especially preferred are cationic quaternary ammonium compounds
including imidazolium compounds such as Quaker 2000 and Velvetol
CHR, high molecular weight quaternized imidazolines, available from
Quaker Chemical Corporation, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Other
preferred cationic quaternary ammonium compounds are the alkyl
ammonium salts such as dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium
chloride, available from General Mills Inc., Chemical Division,
Kankakee, Illinois as Aliquat H226; dialkylamide diethyl ammonium
sulfate available from Reichold Chemicals Inc., White Plains, New
York as Rycofax 618; and Rycofax 637, an amphoteric quaternary
ammonium compound also available from Reichold Chemicals Inc.
Anionic surface active agents which are also preferred for use as
debonders in carrying out the present invention include compounds
such as sodium tetradecyl sulfate available as Tergitol Anionic 4
from Union Carbide Corporation, New York, New York and the sodium
salt of sulfated nonyl phenoxy poly(ethylene oxy) ethanol available
as Alipal AB436 from General Aniline and Film Corporation, New
York, New York.
The amount of debonder employed can be varied over a wide range
depending upon the furnish employed, the properties desired in the
final product and other variables associated with the sheet forming
operation. It is especially preferred to employ an amount of
debonder equal to from about 0.15 percent to about 2.0 percent of
the oven dry weight of the fibers employed.
The debonder may be added either before or after the resin or
resin-deposition aid combination. When the furnish comprises 100 %
wood pulp it is preferred to add the debonder following the
deposition of the resin onto the fibers. However, when the furnish
comprises wood pulp and synthetic fibers, such as rayon, for
example, it is preferred to add the debonder prior to the addition
of the resin or the deposition aid-resin combination.
In order to describe the present invention so that it may be more
clearly understood, the following examples are set forth in which
all percentages of chemical additives are based on the oven-dry
weight of the pulp employed. The physical properties reported
herein were obtained using the following test procedures, except as
otherwise noted in the examples.
Handsheets were prepared on a standard Noble and Wood handsheet
machine.
Basis weight of the sheets was determined by weighing eight sheets
measuring 2 1/2 inches .times. 2 1/2 inches and converting the
result to pounds/ream (2880 square feet).
Tensile strength was determined with a standard Instron Tensile
Tester using 1 inch wide test strips, a span of 2 inches and a
strain rate of 2 inches per minute.
Fold value and crush value were measured on an apparatus designed
to give an indication of the softness of a sheet by measuring the
force required to fold the sheet (the fold value) and the force
required to crush the folded sheet (the crush value). A decrease in
these values is indicative of a softer sheet. The apparatus
employed to obtain these measurements comprises an inner set of
circular platens and an outer set of annular platens. The platens
are arranged so that there is an upper and lower member of each
set. The upper circular platen has a diameter of 1.09 inches and a
rounded edge having a radius of 0.062 inches. The lower circular
platen has a diameter of 1.43 inches and is located directly below
the upper circular platen. The upper annular platen has an inside
diameter of 2.125 inches and a rounded inner edge also having a
radius of 0.062 inches. The lower annular platen is of similar size
and is located directly below the upper annular platen. The rounded
edges of the two sets of platens are separated by a distance of
0.382 inches. The upper member of each set of platens is attached
to means for clamping that set of platens together and the surfaces
of all the platens are highly polished.
There is also included, below the space between the two sets of
platens a circumferential ring attached to means for moving said
ring through said space. The ring has an inner diameter of 1.5
inches, an outer diameter of 1.75 inches and the rounded portion
has a radius of 0.062 inches. Above the space is another annular
platen having an inside diameter of 1.16 inches and an outside
diameter of 2.062 inches. This platen is also highly polished and
is attached to means for moving said platen towards the space.
In operation the sheet to be tested is placed between the upper and
lower members of the two sets of platens. The inner circular set of
platens is clamped to hold the sheet in place and the distance
between the upper and lower members of the outer annular set is
adjusted to 0.065 inches. The distance the circumferential ring
will travel is adjusted to 0.250 inches and a force is applied to
said ring causing it to move in an upward direction through that
distance folding the sheet as it moves. The maximum force on the
ring during this folding operation is recorded in grams and is
referred to as the fold value of the sheet.
After the sheet is thus folded the outer annular set of plates is
clamped to maintain the sheet in the folded condition. The folded
sheet is crushed by, simultaneously, moving the circumferential
ring down way from the sheet and moving the annular platen down
onto the sheet for a distance of 0.050 inches. The maximum force on
the platen as it moves through this distance is measured in grams
and is referred to as the crush value of the sheet.
Sheets produced in accordance with the present invention are
characterized by their improved softness which is achieved without
a significant decrease in tensile strength and are useful in
sanitary products such as tissues, paper towels, and sanitary
napkin and diaper covers.
The following examples are set forth primarily for the purpose of
illustration, and any specific enumeration of detail contained
therein should not be interpreted as a limitation on the concept of
this invention.
EXAMPLE I
A wood pulp slurry was prepared comprising 60 % bleached Kraft
softwood pulp and 40 percent bleached Kraft hardwood pulp. The
slurry was slushed in a British disintegrator at a consistency of
0.5 percent for 15 minutes. Noble and Wood handsheets were prepared
from a sample of this furnish. When tested, as described above,
these sheets had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 9.8 Fold value 331 Crush value 104 Tensile strength
9.5
A second sample of this furnish was placed in a Hobart Kitchen Aid
Mixer Model No. K-45 available from Hobart Manufacturing Company,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania operating at 60 rpm and 1 percent, based
on the oven-dry weight of the fibers, of Quaker 2000 a high
molecular weight quaternized imidazoline sold by Quaker Chemical
Corporation, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, was added. Noble and Wood
handsheets were prepared and tested. These sheets had the following
physical properties:
Basis weight 10.3 Fold value 156 Crush value 25 Tensile strength
2.0
To a final sample of this furnish in the Hobart Mixer was added
sequentially at 5 minute intervals, 2.5 percent Lufax 295, a
cationic deposition aid sold by Rohm and Haas Company,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9.0 percent Rhoplex TR 407 an anionic
self crosslinking acrylic emulsion also sold by Rohm and Haas
Company, 0.3 percent Lufax 295 and 1 percent Quaker 2000. Noble and
Wood handsheets prepared from this furnish had the following
physical properties
Basis weight 10.2 Fold value 244 Crush value 63 Tensile strength
7.5
Example II
A wood pulp furnish of beaten bleached Kraft softwood pulp was
prepared as in Example I. Noble and Wood handsheets prepared from a
sample of this furnish had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.1 Fold value 795 Crush value 386 Tensile strength
39.6
To a sample of this pulp, in a Hobart Mixer set at 60 rpm, was
added 2.0 percent of Quaker 2000. Handsheets prepared from this
furnish had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.1 Fold value 237 Crush value 68 Tensile strength
6.0
Another sample of the pulp was treated, in a Hobart Mixer, with the
following chemicals added sequentially at 5 minute intervals, 0.075
percent Lufax 295, 5.0 percent Rhoplex P339, an anionic self
crosslinking acrylic emulsion sold by Rohm and Haas Company,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 0.025 percent Lufax 295 and 2.0 percent
Quaker 2000. Handsheets prepared from this furnish had the
following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.4 Fold value 336 Crush value 108 Tensile strength
14.7
Example III
A bleached Kraft hardwood pulp furnish was prepared at 1.5 percent
consistency. 0.50 percent Quaker 2000 was added and the furnish was
stirred for five minutes. At the end of this time the consistency
was reduced to 1 percent and the following chemicals were added
sequentially at 5 minute intervals:
0.14 percent Resin S-243 available from Rohm and Haas Company,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7.0 percent Rhoplex P339 also available from Rohm and Haas Company,
and
0.007 percent Resin S243.
After an additional five minutes of mixing, rayon fibers were added
so that 15 parts of 3/4 inch - 5.5 denier rayon, 5 parts of 1/2
inch - 1.5 denier rayon and 5 parts of 1/4 inch - 1.5 denier rayon
were added for every 75 parts of wood pulp in the furnish.
Noble and Wood handsheets were prepared by the standard method
described above except that the fabric was couched off the screens
onto standard British handsheet blotters before being pressed and
dried. Handsheets prepared in this manner had the following
physical properties:
Basis weight 40.6 Fold value 494 Crush value 334 Tensile strength
32.6
By comparison sheets containing only 0.5 percent Quaker 2000 had
the following physical properties:
Basis weight 40.5 Fold value 298 Crush value 273 Tensile strength
10.0
and those with no additives had the following physical
properties:
Basis weight 40.0 Fold value 575 Crush value above 480 Tensile
strength 31.6
In this example, tensile strength was measured with a standard
Instron Tensile Tester using a test span of 4 inches rather than
the 2 inch test span used in the other examples. In obtaining the
fold and crush values the piece of apparatus described above was
employed with the following modifications. In operation the
distance between the upper and lower members of the outer annular
set of platens was set at 0.10 inches rather than 0.065 inches. The
distance the circumferential ring travelled in obtaining the fold
value was set at 0.075 inches rather than 0.250 inches. The
distance the annular platen moved down onto the sheet to obtain the
crush value was set at 0.025 inches rather than 0.050 inches.
Example IV A wood pulp furnish at 3 percent consistency was
prepared comprising 40 percent bleached Kraft hardwood, 30 percent
bleached Kraft softwood and 30 percent bleached sulfite softwood.
The furnish was treated, in the beater chest of a pilot plant
Fourdrinier paper machine, with the following chemicals which were
added sequentially at 5 minute intervals:
0.3 percent Lufax 295
0.17 percent Nopco DF-160L defoamer available from Nopco Chemical
Company, Newark, New Jersey, and
10.0 percent Rhoplex P339.
About 0.5 percent Quaker 2000 was added continuously into the
return leg of the machine chest stuff box and about 1.0 percent
melamine formaldehyde resin was added into the outlet side of the
stuff box. The pH of the stock system was maintained at
approximately 4 with sulfuric acid.
Sheets were prepared from this furnish at a machine speed of
approximately 150 feet/minute and the product was wet-creped. These
sheets had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 30.0 Tensile strength (MD) 90 Tensile strength (CD) 44
Fold value 292 Crush value 92
By comparison the same furnish, without any chemical additives,
produced sheets with the following physical properties:
Basis weight 29.0 Tensile strength (MD) 84 Tensile strength (CD) 44
Fold value 520 Crush value 158
In this example, the fold and crush values were obtained using the
apparatus described above with the following modifications. In
operation the distance between the upper and lower members of the
outer annular set of platens was set at 0.10 inches rather than
0.065 inches. The distance the circumferential ring travelled in
obtaining the fold value was set at 0.125 inches rather than 0.250
inches. The distance the annular platen moved down onto the sheet
to obtain the crush value was set at 0.095 inches rather than 0.050
inches.
Example V
A bleached Kraft softwood pulp furnish was prepared as in Example I
and treated, in a Hobart Mixer at 60 rpm, with the following
chemicals added sequentially at 5 minute intervals, 0.20 percent
Lufax 295, 3.0 percent Rhoplex P339, 0.065 percent Lufax 295 and
0.25 percent Quaker 2000. Noble and Wood handsheets prepared from
this furnish had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 9.9 Fold value 242 Crush value 51 Tensile strength
8.6
By comparison handsheets made from the same furnish without the
chemical additives had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.5 Fold value 451 Crush value 144 Tensile strength
16.9
Example VI
A wood pulp furnish, comprising 60 percent bleached Kraft softwood
pulp and 40 percent bleached Kraft hardwood pulp, was prepared as
in Example I. Noble and Wood handsheets prepared from this furnish
had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.3 Tensile strength 12.2 Fold value 400 Crush value
148
A sample of the pulp was treated, in a Hobart Mixer operating at 60
rpm, with 0.15 percent Quaker 2000. Handsheets prepared from this
sample had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.3 Tensile strength 5.9 Fold value 254 Crush value
83
A second sample of the pulp was treated with the following
chemicals added sequentially at 5 minute intervals - 0.225 percent
Lufax 295, 15 percent Hycar 2500 .times. 138, a self crosslinking,
anionic, acrylic emulsion available from B. F. Goodrich Chemical
Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 0.015 percent Lufax 295 and 0.15 percent
Quaker 2000. Handsheets prepared from this sample had the following
physical properties:
Basis weight 10.2 Tensile strength 12.3 Fold value 363 Crush value
128
Example VII
A beaten, never-dried, bleached sulfite softwood pulp furnish was
prepared, as in Example I, and treated, in a Hobart Mixer operating
at 60 rpm, with the following chemicals, added sequentially at 5
minute intervals - 0.2 percent Lufax 295, 5.0 percent Rhoplex K3 of
a nonionic self crosslinking, acrylic emulsion available from Rohm
and Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa., and 1 percent Velvetol CHR a
cationic quaternized imidazoline available from Quaker Chemical
Corporation, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Noble and Wood handsheets
prepared from this furnish had the following physical
properties:
Basis weight 10.7 Tensile strength 52.4 Fold value 658 Crush value
358
By comparison handsheets prepared from a pulp sample which had not
been treated with the chemical additives had the following physical
properties:
Basis weight 10.7 Tensile strength 62.7 Fold value 1072 Crush value
7458
Example VIII
A wood pulp furnish was prepared, as in Example I, comprising 60
percent bleached Kraft softwood and 40 percent bleached Kraft
hardwood. A sample of the pulp, in a Hobart Mixer operating at 60
rpm, was treated with the following chemicals added sequentially at
5 minute intervals - 0.75 percent Quaker 2000, and 5.0 percent
Rhoplex P339. Handsheets prepared from this pulp had the following
physical properties:
Basis weight 10.0 Tensile strength 6.1 Fold value 183 Crush value
60
By comparison sheets prepared from a pulp treated only with 0.75
percent Velvetol 2000 had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 11.1 Tensile strength 2.3 Fold value 183 Crush value
28
And sheets prepared from a sample of untreated pulp had the
following physical properties:
Basis weight 11.1 Tensile strength 11.8 Fold value 357 Crush value
146
Example IX
A wood pulp furnish was prepared, as in Example I, comprising 60 %
bleached Kraft softwood and 40 percent bleached Kraft hardwood. A
sample of the pulp, in a Hobart Mixer operating at 60 rpm, was
treated with the following chemicals added sequentially at 5 minute
intervals - 0.45 percent Resin S 243, 9.0 percent Tylac RB 1118, an
anionic, carboxylated styrene butadiene latex containing
approximately 50 percent styrene, available from Standard Brands
Chemical Corporation, Dover, Delaware, 0.09 percent Resin S 243,
and 0.25 percent Quaker 2000. Handsheets prepared from this pulp
had the following properties:
Basis weight 10.0 Tensile strength 4.9 Fold value 183 Crush value
50
By comparison handsheets prepared from a sample of the untreated
pulp had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.0 Tensile strength 9.9 Fold value 312 Crush value
142
Example X
A wood pulp furnish was prepared, as in Example I, comprising 60
percent bleached Kraft softwood and 40 percent bleaching Kraft
hardwood. A sample of the pulp, in a Hobart Mixer operating at 60
rpm, was treated with the following chemicals added sequentially at
5 minute intervals - 0.15 percent Lufax 295, 5.0 percent Rhoplex
P339, 0.01 percent Lufax 295, and 0.25 percent dialkylamide diethyl
ammonium sulfate. Handsheets prepared from this pulp had the
following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.7 Tensile strength 9.2 Fold value 255 Crush value
70
By comparison handsheets prepared from a sample of the pulp treated
only with 0.25 percent dialkylamide diethyl ammonium sulfate had
the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.6 Tensile strength 4.9 Fold value 195 Crush value
58
Handsheets prepared from a sample of the untreated pulp had the
following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.6 Tensile strength 9.3 Fold value 267 Crush value
94
Example XI
A wood pulp furnish was prepared, as in Example I, comprising 60
percent bleached Kraft softwood and 40 percent bleaching Kraft
hardwood. A sample of the pulp, in a Hobart Mixer operating at 60
rpm, was treated with the following chemicals, added sequentially
at 5 minute intervals - 0.15 percent Lufax 295, 5.0 percent Rhoplex
P339, 0.01 percent Lufax 295 and 0.25 percent dihydrogenated tallow
dimethyl ammonium chloride. Handsheets prepared from this pulp had
the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.3 Tensile strength 7.6 Fold value 240 Crush value
62
By comparison handsheets prepared from a sample of the pulp treated
only with 0.25 percent dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium
chloride had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.0 Tensile strength 3.5 Fold value 156 Crush value
48
Handsheets prepared from a sample of the untreated pulp had the
following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.3 Tensile strength 10.5 Fold value 336 Crush value
117
Example XII
A wood pulp furnish was prepared, as in Example I, comprising 60
percent bleached Kraft softwood and 40 percent bleached Kraft
hardwood. A sample of the pulp, in a Hobart Mixer operating at 60
rpm, was treated with the following chemicals added sequentially at
5 minute intervals -- 0.20 percent Lufax 295, 5.0 percent Rhoplex
P339 and 0.50 percent sodium tetradecyl sulfate. Handsheets
prepared from this pulp had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.4 Tensile strength 8.6 Fold value 216 Crush value
57
By comparisons, handsheets prepared from a sample of the untreated
pulp had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.5 Tensile strength 11.6 Fold value 372 Crush value
161
Example XIII
A wood pulp furnish was prepared, as in Example I, comprising 60
percent bleached Kraft softwood and and 40 percent bleached Kraft
hardwood. A sample of the pulp, in a Hobart Mixer operating at 60
rpm, was treated with the following chemicals added sequentially at
5 minute intervals -- 0.20 percent Lufax 295, 5.0 percent Rhoplex
P339 and 0.50 percent of the sodium salt of sulfated nonyl phenoxy
poly(ethylene oxy) ethanol. Handsheets prepared from this pulp had
the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.5 Tensile strength 7.0 Fold value 184 Crush value
51
By comparison, handsheets prepared from a sample of the untreated
pulp had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.5 Tensile strength 11.6 Fold value 372 Crush value
161 Example XIV
A wood pulp furnish was prepared, as in Example I, comprising 60
percent bleached Kraft softwood and 40 percent bleached Kraft
hardwood. A sample of the pulp, in a Hobart Mixer operating at 60
rpm, was treated with the following chemicals added sequentially at
5 minute intervals -- 0.15 percent Lufax 295, 5.0 percent Rhoplex
P339, 0.01 percent Lufax 295 and 0.25 percent Rycofax 637, an
amphoteric quaternary ammonium compound available from Reichold
Chemicals, Inc., White Plains, New York. Handsheets prepared from
this pulp had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.5 Tensile strength 8.8 Fold value 239 Crush value
74
By comparisons, handsheets prepared from a sample of the untreated
pulp had the following physical properties:
Basis weight 10.5 Tensile strength 11.6 Fold value 372 Crush value
161
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