Natural fibre products
- Printing and writing papers
- Paperboards
- Tissue
- Nonwovens
- Speciality papers
- Production of paper and board
- Stock and water systems
- Web forming
- Wet pressing
- Drying of natural fibre products
- Surface sizing
- Pigment coating
- Finishing
- Converting of paper and board
- Papermaking chemistry
- Paper physics
- Printing
Surface sizing In surface sizing, typically starch-based sizing agent is applied with various methods on the paper or board surface. Surface sizing is used mainly to improve the strength properties of paper or board. With sizing, surface strength and/or internal strength related properties of the paper or board can be improved depending on the desired
Authors & references
Author:
Antti Räisänen, Valmet
References:
- Paltakari, J. (ed.), Pigment coating and surface sizing (Book 11). Papermaking Science and Technology. 2nd ed. Finnish Paper Engineers´ Association /Paperi ja Puu Oy. Jyväskylä, 2009.
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