This revised edition presents technical and practical information on starch making and the use of adhesives in corrugated plants. Its intent is to help the reader produce higher quality starch-based adhesives, and ensure that their use results in the highest quality corrugated board, boxes, partitions, and displays.

From the Preface: “...Today, the corrugated plant must be better than ever before. Competition has truly become a global concern and corrugators, which have always stood on past laurels, suddenly find their doors closing for good...And so, the contributors to this edition have worked very hard to bring some of the ‘black box’ out of starch making and provide the boxplant with a practical and useful tool to make better starch adhesives as well as see better bond quality...”

Target Audience: Technologists, quality and process specialists, manufacturing personnel, and others concerned with corrugated adhesives preparation.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: A History of Corrugated Adhesives

Starchmaking Equipment

Starch Adhesive Preparation

Specialty Products and Their Uses

The Bonding Process in Corrugated Board

Quality Control of Starch Adhesives

Environmental, Health, and Safety Concerns

Troubleshooting — Starch Adhesives and the Corrugated Board

References

Index