Abstract: A drainage-optimized additive composition for papermaking is disclosed. The composition comprises an aqueous media and a glyoxalated polyacrylamide (gPAM) resin having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least about 5 MDa. The composition comprises from about 1.95 to about 2.45 wt. % of the gPAM resin. A method of preparing the composition is also disclosed, and comprises preparing a cationic acrylamide (cAM) prepolymer having at least one predetermined property, and selectively glyoxalating the cAM prepolymer by controlling the concentration of the cAM prepolymer in the aqueous media during glyoxalation in relation to the predetermined property. The method may be carried out in situ during a papermaking process (i.e., as an on-site method). A process of forming paper with the composition also disclosed, and comprises combining the composition with the aqueous suspension of cellulosic fibers, forming the cellulosic fibers into a sheet, and drying the sheet to produce a paper.

Abstract: N-vinyllactam-containing polyvinylamine-based polymers, methods for producing N-vinyllactam-containing polyvinylamine-based polymers, and methods for papermaking are provided. An exemplary method for producing an N-vinyllactam-containing polyvinylamine-based polymer includes performing radical polymerization of a vinylamide monomer, a vinyl monomer containing an amide functional group, and, optionally, a vinyl monomer that contains a carboxylic acid group, to obtain a prepolymer. Further, the method includes hydrolyzing the prepolymer under alkaline conditions to obtain the N-vinyllactam-containing polyvinylamine-based polymer.