Abstract: Addition of a premixed aqueous mixture of anionic dry strength resin and cationic or amphoteric starch to a paper making pulp slurry yields paper with higher dry strength than paper that is the same except that the starch and dry strength resin are added separately.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 8, 2002
Date of Patent:
April 20, 2004
Assignee:
Hercules Incorporated
Inventors:
Joseph Donald Van Handel, Constance K. Klaisner, John C. Gast