Inventors:
Robert Clayton Slagel - Pittsburgh PA
Gloria DiMarco Sinkovitz - Bridgeville PA
Assignee:
Calgon Corporation - Pittsburgh PA
International Classification:
D21D 300
Abstract:
Paper products exhibiting markedly improved dry strength properties are produced by adding to the cellulose paper dispersion a chitin-based compound comprising chitosan alone or a graft copolymer of certain acrylic and/or diallylic monomers grafted onto the chitosan as a substrate.