- Industry: Printing & publishing
- Number of terms: 12439
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Neenah Paper, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of fine papers and technical products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Fine Paper and Technical Products. The Fine Paper segment provides writing papers used in business and personal ...
A term used to describe paper that has been seasoned so that the moisture content is the same as the air surrounding it.
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
A term used for wastepaper, also referred to as paper stock.
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
Chemical composition: CaSo3. It's often used used as a fille
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
Chemical composition: CaSo4. It's often used as a filler
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
Chemical substance used as loading or coating material to increase the whiteness and brightness of a sheet and contribute to its opacity.
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
Chemical treatment to brighten, whiten, purify, refine, and balance pulp fiber.
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
Chemical, usually chlorine, used to whiten pulp.
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
Degree of acid found in a given paper substance measured by pH level. From 0 to 7 is classified acid as opposed to 7 to 14, which is classified alkaline
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
Degree of acidity or alkalinity measured on a scale from 0 to 14 with 7 the neutral point. Measurement of pH is important to quality control in making paper and pigments and in the preparation of platemaking chemicals. PH control of press fountain solutions is also essential to assure maximum plate-life and uniform ink drying. From 0 to 7 is acid; from 7 to 14 is alkaline.
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
Describes a transformation inherent to all vegetable fibers which is caused by aging. Paper made of vegetable fibers will turn various degrees of yellow as its environment couples with aging to produce this phenomenon. Yellowing is very evident in groundwood papers and only a few hours in direct sunlight is enough to yellow newspaper.
Industry:Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
