Curran® IN Paper.
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Curran® is used in the paper making process to enhance core physical properties such as strength, smoothness, and reduced porosity.
- APPLICATIONS
Curran® IN Paper.
Curran® is used enhances core physical properties of paper, such as strength, smoothness, and reduced porosity.
- APPLICATIONS
Curran® IN Paper.
Curran® can be added into moldable substrates to enhance their performance, sustainability and value.
- APPLICATIONS
Curran® is used enhances core physical properties of paper, such as strength, smoothness, and reduced porosity.
Curran® IN Paper.
- APPLICATIONS
Curran® IN Paper.
Curran® is used enhances core physical properties of paper, such as strength, smoothness, and reduced porosity.
- APPLICATIONS
Curran® IN Paper.
Curran® is used enhances core physical properties of paper, such as strength, smoothness, and reduced porosity.
Strength, Smoothness and Reduced Porosity
Performance Benefits:
Curran® is used in the paper making process to enhance core physical properties such as strength, smoothness, and reduced porosity. Curran® is typically loaded into the paper furnish at 2% to 5% of the dry fibre weight to achieve optimal benefits. Customer studies commonly show double digit percentage increase in dry and wet tensile strength, ring crush and burst strength, Sheffield smoothness, and Gurley porosity with the addition of Curran®.
Strength
Strength enhancements delivered by Curran®:
Can be used by product managers to achieve new performance thresholds to win new business for your company. Strength can also provide opportunities to down-gauge and maintain parity performance. Mill managers and purchasing leaders can leverage strength enhancements to adjust the furnish matrix and adopt alternative raw material supplies.
Smoothness to Enhance Barrier Properties and Processing Speed
Smoothness is a core tenet for barrier and for printing in packaging.
As the industry seeks to develop challenger technologies to plastics, the smoothness of paper is one of the most important attributes. Pin holes in coatings impact barrier. Curran® can improve surface smoothness, reduce pin holes, and thereby deliver barrier objectives. A smoother surface also enables reduced coat weights and faster processing speeds.
Reducing Porosity for Higher Production Speed
Porosity is a key performance criterion for high-speed automation.
In a world where mechanized automation is all around us, porosity becomes a critical quality attribute. Many mechanized automations for fast-moving consumer goods are controlled through vacuum heads. Curran® closes-up the porosity of the fibers making them perform better, and with higher consistency. Customers appreciate this value when they see a decrease in their operating expenses to clear jams from high-speed production. Reduced porosity also means reduced absorption of coatings into the fibre when applied. This, in turn, improves the economics and recyclability of the end-product.
Smoothness Improves Print Quality.
While Curran® is not a water barrier per se, it does significantly slow the absorption of water. This characteristic enables aqueous inks and coatings to sit on the surface of the paper with less “dive-in”. The slowing of absorption is sufficient for the coatings and inks to get through the curing process with higher efficiency and quality.
Economic Advantage for the Manufacturer
Processing Benefits:
Curran® as a performance additive is more versatile than tree fibre MFC, provides economic advantages, promotes efficiency and sustainability, and is easily incorporated into highly automated workflows.
Quality, Economy, Efficiency and Sustainability
Curran® offers paper manufacturers a highly valuable economic advantage.
CelluComp’s proprietary manufacturing process delivers optimal efficiency with an outstanding sustainability and circularity profile making Curran® a preferred solution aligned to customer values. CelluComp continues to lead with breakthrough technology and is now actively executing the production of a fully dry and rehydratable Curran®. This high solid solution provides customers with economic and quality benefits for transportation, storage and ease of incorporation. CelluComp is well positioned to support the demands of global paper producers.
Processing and Integration
Integration of Curran into Paper.
The pulper has sufficient shear to break up and disperse Curran® evenly with the fibres. For highly automated paper operations, Curran® can be pre-diluted and then pumped into the paper furnish in a manner to ensure even distribution and deliver the target % solids of Curran compared to paper fibres.
Once integrated with the fibres, Curran®’s highly fibrillated edges of the platelets will form very strong -OH bonds with the adjacent fibres enhancing strength. The platelet structure also provides benefits for smoothing, and reduced porosity. The unique geometry of Curran® improves drainage compared to tree-fiber MFC.