401. Effect of pulp fibers on the surface softness component of hygiene paper
- Author
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Hyoung-Jin Kim, Lili Melani, Hyeonggyu Lee, and Jung Yoon Park
- Subjects
0106 biological sciences ,Biomaterials ,010407 polymers ,Materials science ,010608 biotechnology ,Pulp (paper) ,engineering ,engineering.material ,Pulp and paper industry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences - Abstract
This study analyzed the effect that pulp fibers have on the surface softness component of hygiene paper. The surface softness component has more of an influence on the evaluation of subjective softness results than the bulk softness component. Using the surface softness measurement technique, this study aimed to evaluate the effect that fibers have on the softness of hygiene paper substrate via objective numerical values to measure the surface softness component of hand sheets composed of various pulp species. The results indicate that coarseness effects had the largest effect on softness among the various fiber characteristics, such as average fiber length, width and coarseness. As fiber coarseness increased, a rough surface formed, which resulted in an increase in the mean deviation from the average friction (MMD). Nonwood fibers had long fiber length and low coarseness, which enables the production of hygiene paper with high strength and softness. This study hopefully could lead to the development of various process technologies that may improve the softness of hygiene paper products.
- Published
- 2019