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Balance of retention, drainage and formation Retention has an impact also on drainage and formation. Good retention improves drainage but impairs formation. Use of retention chemicals is always a balance between good machine runnability and good paper quality (Figure 1). Retention, drainage and dewatering Good fines retention helps drainage by binding fines on the
