Material testing and product properties
- Why test pulp and paper?
- Fibre properties
- Papermaking properties of pulp
- Fluff pulps
- Chemical analysis of pulps
- General physical properties of paper and board
- Optical properties of paper
- End-use properties of printing papers
- End-use properties of packaging papers and boards
- Tissue papers
- Permanent papers
- Reliability of results in physical testing of pulp and paper
- Quality control at the mill
- Standardisation in pulp and paper testing
Other test methods Besides these absorption test methods developed by SCAN-test, numerous alternatives exist to evaluate the performance of absorbent materials. These include MTS, EDANA and ISO standard methods: Marketing Technology Service, Inc., (MTS) developed test methods to evaluate the physical performance properties of commercial pulp samples and pulp alternatives. These test methods describe demand
Authors & references
Edited by:
Petteri Maijanen, ABB
Original author:
Sirpa Eskelinen
Based on: Eskelinen, S. Fluff pulps (Chapter 5). In: Levlin, J-E. & Sjöderhelm, L. (ed), Pulp and paper testing (Book 17), Papermaking Science and Technology. Jyväskylä. 1999. Fapet Oy. pp. 94–108.
References:
- EDANA 150.2-93, “Liquid strike-through”.
- EDANA 151.0-93, “Cover stock wet back”.
- EDANA 10.1-72, “Absorption”.
- Miller, S. R, “A closer look at hot melt application technology”, Insight 94, International Conferences, Marketing Technology Service Inc., Kalamazoo, USA, 1994, p. V-3.
- Bolyen, M. and Hanson, J., “The 7% solution”, Insight 95, International Conferences, Marketing Technology Service Inc., Kalamazoo, USA, 1995, p. XIV-1.
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