Handbook of Paper and Board, 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition, 2 Volume Set

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Paper and Board Today 1
Herbert Holik

1.2 Paper and Board Manufacturing – an Overview 3

1.3 Economic Aspects 9
Thomas Moldenhauer and Gert-Heinz Rentrop

1.4 Historical Background and General Aspects 13
Peter F. Tschudin

1.5 A Philosophy of Papermaking: Life Lessons on the Formation of Paper and People 26
Wilhelm Kufferath von Kendenich

References 30

Further Reading for Section 1.3 31

Further Reading for Section 1.5 31

2 Fibrous Materials for Paper and Board Manufacture 33

2.1 Overview 33
Jürgen Blechschmidt and Sabine Heinemann

2.2 Chemical Pulp 34
Sabine Heinemann and Jürgen Blechschmidt

2.3 Mechanical Pulp 47

2.4 Recovered Paper, Recycled Fibers 59
Hans-Joachim Putz

2.5 Wood Pulp Fiber Suspensions 85
Geoffrey G. Duffy

References 104

3 Mineral Fillers in Papermaking 109
Maximilian Laufmann

3.1 History of the Use of Mineral Fillers in Papermaking 109

3.2 Global Mineral Consumption in the Paper and Board Industry 110

3.3 Why Use Mineral Fillers in Paper and Board? 111

3.4 Filler Loading Increase via Surface Application 115

3.5 Choice of Fillers 116

3.6 Characterization of Fillers 117

3.7 Main Mineral Fillers 124

3.8 Specialty Filler Pigments 136

3.9 Preservation of Pigment Slurries 140
Silvia Hubschmid

3.10 Outlook 141
Maximilian Laufmann

Acknowledgment 142

References 142