Effect of Calendering Conditions on the Properties of Paper

Abstract:

The effect of calendering temperature, speed and linear load on the properties of opacity, brightness, smoothness, paper thickness, gloss and ink absorption of art paper were studied by orthogonal experiment. The art paper coating formulations were as follows: GCC-60 100 pph, solid content 64.6% for precoating; GCC-95 40 pph, Kaolin 60 pph, and solid content 61.3% for top coating. Bar coater was involved to coat by hand in the lab and the coating weight was controlled at 20±2g/m². After calendering in different conditions, the optical properties and printability of paper were analyzed. Regression analysis was used to study which of the calendering conditions was the dominant factor influencing the paper properties. The results showed that linear load was the dominant one, followed by the calendering temperature and calendering speed. After calendering, smoothness and gloss increased, while the brightness and opacity decreased.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 750-752)
• Pages: 2040-2043
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.750-752.2040
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Peng Tao Liu, Xue Si Liu, Jin Gang Liu
• Keywords: Calendaring, Coating, Ink Absorption, Optical Property, Paper

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