Stickies Detection Using the Stickie Printing Method, 1997 Pulping Conference Proceedings
A test method has been developed that identifies and quantifies stickies in old corrugated container (OCC) fiber mills. The method, called Stickie Printing, works on the principle that stickies are hydrophobic in nature and will melt, flow, and transfer to a substrate under heat and pressure. The advantage of this method is that it only measures stickies prone to deposit and does not measure stickies that have acquired a passivation coating or other hydrophobic materials in the sheet. Stickie Printing was used to monitor stickie contamination levels over time in a linerboard mill using OCC fiber. Results from the study demonstrate the method’s ability to identify, quantify, and monitor over time changes in stickie counts and morphology as stickies pass through process equipment.
Stickies Detection Using the Stickie Printing Method, 1997 Pulping Conference Proceedings