The second edition of this comprehensive classic is a reference and educational tool for industry and academia. It offers a concise yet thorough introduction to the process of papermaking from the production of wood chips to the final testing and use of the paper product. Coverage in this expanded edition includes optical properties of paper, printing processes, wood and fiber anatomy, colloid and papermaking chemistry, process control, and hydraulics. Emphasis is placed on the principles and concepts behind papermaking, together with the details of both physical and chemical processes.

From the Preface: “...This book stresses concepts and gives a series of problems to demonstrate understanding of the concepts rather than just the memorization of `facts'; the difference results in the molding of a mind into that of a scientist in preference to molding a mind into an insignificantly small, unreliable database...”

Target Audience: Virtually all personnel in the pulping and papermaking industries, and students studying these topics.

Table of Contents:

Introduction and the Literature

Wood and Fiber Fundamentals

Pulping Fundamentals

Kraft Spent Liquor Recovery

Pulp Bleaching

Refining and Pulp Characterization

Paper and Its Properties

Stock Preparation and Additives for Papermaking

Paper Manufacture

Fiber from Recycled Paper

Environmental Impact

Metric and English Units and Unit Analysis

Introductory Chemistry Review

Analytical and Coordinate Chemistry

Calculations of Wood, Paper, and Other Materials

Pulping Calculations

Bleaching and Pulp Properties Calculations

Polymer Chemistry

Carbohydrate Chemistry

Total Quality Management

Colloid and Surface Chemistry

Papermaking Chemistry

Printing and the Graphic Arts

Optical Properties of Paper

Wood and Fiber — Growth and Anatomy

Softwood Anatomy

Hardwood Anatomy

Wood Fiber Anatomy and Identification

Nonwood Fiber Use in Pulp and Paper

Hydraulics

Process Control

Corrugated Containers

Miscellaneous Topics

Updates and Bibliography

Index