Nonuniform binder distribution along the surface of coated paper, called binder migration, is a problem that has plagued the papermaking and printing industries for years. This book offers a fundamental understanding of binder migration. It also covers how binder migration happens, what factors cause or influence it, strategies to use in controlling it, and how binder migration affects printing and gluing.

From the Preface: “...Few topics in the coating of paper and paperboard have received the intensity of examination as has binder migration. For more than 50 years, this phenomenon has eluded an encompassing theory that relates to product performance. Industry has often lived with consequential printing problems resulting from lack of its control...This monograph is intended to be a scholarly work which will give the reader the opportunity to reach a current level of understanding...”

Target Audience: Paper and paperboard printers and converters; raw material and substrate suppliers; and students and researchers pursuing knowledge in this field.

Table of Contents:

Computer-aided Modeling of Binder Migration

Fundamentals and Strategies

Effect of Drying

Effect of Printability and Print Quality

Paperboard

Detection and Measurement