The effect on fiber and sheet properties has been compared for two different low consistency (LC) refiners in two TMP mills. One of the LC-refiners (CF 82) was running as second stage in the main line and the other (TF58) was running as second stage in the reject line. The development of fiber and strength properties was very similar for the two cases. Both disintegration in the laboratory and LC- refining decreased the fiber curl and increased the tensile index in a similar way. The effects of disintegration and LC-refining were additive.
Export Date: 7 January 2015