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At the wet end of a paper machine, papermakers already use various chemical additives to enhance end-use performance and manufacturing efficiency. This study looks at emerging strategies that can help papermakers leverage their investments in papermaking equipment and deal with new challenges, including:
- New end-use applications for paper
- A need to reduce costs while maintaining quality
- Efforts to increase production rates
- Increased paper recycling
- Reduced fresh-water use
- Increased competition
The study focuses on the following critical technology areas:
- Nanotechnology in the wet end
- New wet end starch technologies
- Process control developments for wet end additives
- Changes in the chemical environment of the wet end
- Efforts to enhance the performance of wet end additives