Inventors:
Marco Savio Polverari - Montreal, CA
Christopher Michael Lewis - Vancouver WA, US
International Classification:
D21H 21/10, D21H 17/09, D21H 17/10, D21H 23/14
US Classification:
162183, 162158, 1621641, 1621681, 1621682, 1621683, 1621816, 1621818
Abstract:
According to the present invention, a process is provided for making paper or board comprising forming a cellulosic suspension that may or may not comprise a filler, flocculating the cellulosic suspension, draining the cellulosic suspension on a screen to form a sheet, wherein the cellulosic suspension is flocculated using a flocculation system comprising the sequential or simultaneous addition of a siliceous material and an organic, cationic or anionic, dispersion micropolymer in a salt solution.