Paper And Pulp Chemicals

Paper chemicals resemble a group of chemicals which alter and change the properties of paper. They are used to modify paper into several different ways like increasing its strength and resistance to water and increasing its brightness and changing its colour. Pulp on the other hand is lignocellulosic fibrous substance chemically or mechanically processed by separating cellulose fibres from waste paper, wood, or fibre crops. Pulp chemicals involve chemical pulping by dissolving lignin so as to extract cellulose from wood fibre. Chemical processes such as kraft process and sulphite process are used in pulping. Sulphite process uses sulphuric acid for chemical pulping. Kraft pulping involves caustic soda and sodium sulphide and is the most common technique used in chemical pulping. The most ecological and alternative method is soda pulping which utilizes sodium hydroxide for pulping.
 
Paper and pulp have major end user applications and are used in packaging various goods. Speciality papers are high quality papers used in graphic printing and industry based printing applications. Chemical pulps are used to produce nanocellulose. Specialty pulp grades find many applications in various industry processes.  Regenerated cellulose obtained by dissolving pulp is used in textile production. Fluff pulp is used in feminine hygiene products and diapers. Several chemical processes such as bleaching, strengthening, retention, addition of binders and fillers and coating is done to enhance the quality and appearance of paper. Bleaching is done in the production of white paper to eliminate the chlorinated pollutants in it. Strengthening involves wet and dry strengthening in which wet and dry strengthening additives and agents are added to increase the paper quality and printing ability. Binders such as styrene butadiene latex, dextrin and oxidized starch are coatings used to bind filler to paper to improve its water retention quality. Fillers such as talc and china clay are used to lower the consumption of binders in paper production. Pigments and optical brightening agents are used to increase whiteness of paper.
 
Paper and pulp chemicals manufacturing industries find business in packaging, printing, graphic printing, industrial based printing, publishing shops, filtration media and other local articles. Raw material used in paper and pulp are trees which are reducing day by day. Research and development is being made to develop and obtain environment friendly techniques in paper and pulp production.  Government regulations on the use of chemicals related paper and pulp production are concerns to this industry. Enzymes are paper and pulp chemicals used in the applications such as consumer goods and food packaging and graphic paper production. Packaging industry is linked with the paper and pulp chemical industries as they find major business opportunities in collaboration.    
 
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