Inventors:
Raymond R. Seltzer - New City NY
Jean-Pierre Wolf - Courtaman, CH
Cyril Heitner - Pierrefonds, CA
John A. Schmidt - Lile Bizard, CA
Peter F. McGarry - Lile Bizard, CA
Glen T. Cunkle - Stamford CT
Randall B. Nelson - Seattle WA
Assignee:
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation - Tarrytown NY
International Classification:
D21F 1100
US Classification:
162158, 162 70, 162 71, 162 76, 162 77, 162 81, 162160, 162162, 1621646, 1621647, 162165, 162166, 162167
Abstract:
Pulps or papers, especially chemimechanical or thermomechanical pulps or papers, which still contain lignin, have enhanced resistance to yellowing when they contain an effective stabilizing amount of a hindered amine compound which preferably is a nitroxide, a hydroxylamine or an ammonium salt thereof. This performance is often further enhanced by the presence of one or more coadditives selected from the group consisting of the UV absorbers, the polymeric inhibitors, the nitrones, the fluorescent whitening agents, metal chelating agents, sulfur containing stabilizers, metal salts and diene compounds. Combinations of nitroxides, hydroxylamines or their salts, benzotriazole or benzophenone UV absorbers and a metal chelating agent are particularly effective. Selected derivatives of 1-oxyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-ol and selected hydroxylamine salts are novel compounds and are surprisingly effective for this purpose.