This monograph discusses the properties and uses of starches, specifically the application of starch and starch products for surface sizing and coating of paper and paperboard. It is a completely revised and updated edition of Starch and Starch Products in Surface Coating, published in 1990. It offers a comprehensive look at the subject, including new chapters on surface sizing, size press coating, principles of the coating process, and the treatment of starch in effluent from the paper mill.

From the Preface: “...There have been many changes in the paper industry and its use of starch since the last edition of this monograph in 1990. Increased rates of paper production, new paper grades, higher quality demands, changes in printing methods, and the introduction of new surface sizing, coating, and finishing techniques have made it necessary to publish an upgraded and expanded new edition...It is my sincere hope that this monograph will serve the paper industry well as a source of information and a guide to further advancement in the use of starch and its many products for the cost effective production of superior grades of paper and paperboard.“

Target Audience: Operating personnel in the paper and paperboard industry, as well as researchers concerned with starch and starch products intended for use in surface sizing and coating of paper.

Table of Contents:

Use of Starch in the Paper Industry

Colloidal and Polymeric Chemistry of Starches

Application Requirements for Starch in the Paper Industry

Manufacture and Composition of Unmodified Starch

Manufacture and Properties of Modified Starches

Shipping, Handling, and Storage of Starch

Dispersion of Starch for Use in the Paper Mill

Retrogradation of Dispersed Starch

Enzyme Conversion of Starch for Paper Sizing and Coating

Thermal and Thermal-chemical Conversion of Starch

Surface Sizing of Paper

Roll Coating and Blade Coating of Paper

Manufacture of Coated Paper Grades

Improving Water Resistance of Starch Coatings

Environmental Aspects of Starch Use in the Paper Industry

Evaluation of Starches and Starch Dispersions

Appendix

Index