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Physical and chemical aspects of the use of fillers in paper

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Paper Chemistry

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Fillers have always been important raw materials in papermaking, and they are now used for various reasons in a wide range of paper and board products. The spectrum ranges from grades of newsprint containing as little as 3 wt% of a special filler, added to improve opacity and printing properties, to office and magazine papers containing 30 wt% or more filler, added partly to improve some paper properties but principally to reduce total raw material costs. Given the variety, it is beyond the scope of this chapter to discuss any individual fillers or applications in detail. Instead an attempt is made to identify the major chemical and physical principles that dominate the effect of all fillers both in the formation of paper and in the properties of the finished sheet. From these principles, a more general understanding of the current use of fillers and the opportunities for future development should emerge.

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Bown, R. (1996). Physical and chemical aspects of the use of fillers in paper. In: Roberts, J.C. (eds) Paper Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0605-4_11

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