Analysis of the Influence of Filler Loading and Grammage on Bonding, 2008 PAPERCON Conference

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Filler is added to paper to improve optical formation and printability, to increase opacity, and to deliver cost savings, etc. Although filler weakens inter-fibre bonding, the extent to which this effect depends on sheet grammage for different filler types has not been previously studied systematically. Here, the reduction of bonding strength by filler was investigated. In contrast to previous studies, we found that the debonding effect of filler did not correspond to filler particle size.