EP0877120B2 - Procede de fabrication de papier - Google Patents

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EP0877120B2
EP0877120B2 EP96942614A EP96942614A EP0877120B2 EP 0877120 B2 EP0877120 B2 EP 0877120B2 EP 96942614 A EP96942614 A EP 96942614A EP 96942614 A EP96942614 A EP 96942614A EP 0877120 B2 EP0877120 B2 EP 0877120B2
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D21H17/44—Synthetic macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds containing ionic groups cationic
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    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • This invention relates to a papermaking method in a papermaking process and, more specifically, to a papermaking method for improving retention and/or drainage property by adding an ionic water-soluble polymer prepared by a specific production method and an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite to pulp in a papermaking step.
  • the papermaking step has involved such a problem that a composition distribution in the direction of the thickness of a paper layer becomes nonuniform due to the effluence of various added fillers.
  • cost is increased by the effluence of paper stuff and added chemicals and that the concentration of the paper stuff needs to be more than a predetermined value.
  • the effluence of the fillers and the like causes the contamination of circulating white water.
  • a certain kind of retention aid is added.
  • a water-soluble polymeric substance namely, a synthetic polymeric substance such as polyacrylamide or a derivative thereof, polyethylene-imine or polyamide polyamine epichlorohydrin resin, or a natural water-soluble polymeric substance such as starch or a derivative thereof.
  • the inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies to attain the above objects and have found that the above objects can be attained by a papermaking method for improving retention and/or drainage property by adding an ionic water-soluble polymer obtained by the following dispersion polymerization method to paper stuff and mixing them, and then adding and mixing an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite in the papermaking step.
  • an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite in the papermaking step.
  • the dispersion polymerization method for the ionic water-soluble polymer used in the present invention is a polymerization method for obtaining a dispersion of fine polymer particles by polymerizing (A) 3 to 100 mol% of a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the following formula (1) or a mixture thereof, (B) 0 to 30 mol% of a water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer and (C) the remainder consisting of a water-soluble nonionic vinyl monomer, based on the total of all the monomers, under agitation in an aqueous salt solution capable of dissolving the monomers but not the produced polymer in the presence of a dispersant composed of a polymer electrolyte soluble in the aqueous salt solution.
  • A 3 to 100 mol% of a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the following formula (1) or a mixture thereof
  • B 0 to 30 mol% of a water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer
  • C the remainder consisting of a water-
  • the present invention is a papermaking method comprising the steps of adding to paper stuff in a papermaking step an ionic water-soluble polymer produced by a polymerization method called dispersion polymerization for obtaining a dispersion of fine polymer particles by polymerizing specific water-soluble ionic vinyl monomers under agitation in an aqueous salt solution capable of dissolving the monomers but not the produced polymer in the presence of a dispersant composed of a polymer electrolyte soluble in the aqueous salt solution, and then adding an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite so as to improve retention and/or drainage property.
  • an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite so as to improve retention and/or drainage property.
  • the present invention further provides a papermaking method in which a salt forming the aqueous salt solution used in the production of the ionic polymer used in the above method is a divalent anionic salt.
  • the present invention further provides a papermaking method in which the dispersant used in the production of the ionic polymer used in the above method is a cationic polymer electrolyte obtained by polymerizing 50 to 100 mol% of at least one cationic monomer selected from salts of dimethylaminoethylacrylate, salts of dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, salts of dimethylaminopropylacrylamide, salts of dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide, acryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride, methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride, acrylamidepropyltrimethylammonium chloride, methacrylamidepropyltrimethylammonium chloride, dimethyldiallylammonium chloride and mixtures thereof, and 0 to 50 mol% of acrylamide.
  • the dispersant used in the production of the ionic polymer used in the above method is a cationic polymer electroly
  • the present invention further provides a papermaking method in which the intrinsic viscosity of the ionic water-solution polymer in a 2 wt% ammonium sulfate aqueous solution is 5 dl/g to 30 dl/g in the above method.
  • the present invention further provides a papermaking method in which the ionic water-soluble polymer is added in an amount of 0.001 to 0.2 wt% of the suspended substance of the paper stuff (called as "paper stuff SS”) and the anionic additive is added in a total amount of 0.001 to 0.5 wt% of the paper stuff SS.
  • the ionic polymer is preferably added in an amount of 0.001 to 0.05 wt% and the anionic additive is preferably added in a total amount of 0.01 to 0.2 wt%.
  • the present invention still further provides a papermaking method in which the anionic additive, which is added after the ionic polymer is added and mixed, is anionic (co)polymer comprising acrylic acid of 15 ⁇ 100 mol% and acrylamide of 0 ⁇ 35 mol% based on the total of all the monomers.
  • the present invention still further provides a papermaking method in which the anionic additive, which is added after the ionic polymer is added and mixed, is anionic (co)polymer polymerized in a aqueous salt solution capable of dissolving the monomers but not the produced polymer, and a water-diluted dispersion of the resulted polymer fine particles is added thereto as said anionic additive.
  • the present invention further provides a papermaking method in which the ionic water-soluble polymer is added prior to the centrifugal screening of the papermaking process and the anionic additive is added after the centrifugal screening in the above method.
  • the present invention is a papermaking method in which the ionic water-soluble polymer contains a water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer in an amount of 1 to 30 mol% of the total of all the monomers in the above method.
  • the anionic monomer is preferably at least one selected from acrylic acid and salts thereof, methacrylic acid and salts thereof, itaconic acid and salts thereof, acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof, the most preferably acrylic acid.
  • the present invention is a papermaking method in which the gram equivalent of the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer used in the ionic water-soluble polymer is greater than the gram equivalent of the water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer in the above method.
  • the present invention provides a papermaking method in which the ionic water-soluble polymer does not contain a water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer in the above method.
  • the present invention further provides a papermaking method in which the water-soluble nonionic vinyl monomer is acrylamide in the above method.
  • the present invention further provides a papermaking method in which the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer is a tertiary salt and/or quaternary product of dimethylaminoethylacrylate in the above method.
  • a method for producing an ionic water-soluble polymer used in the present invention is dispersion polymerization for obtaining a dispersion of the ionic water-soluble polymer by polymerizing water-soluble ionic vinyl monomers under agitation in an aqueous salt solution capable of dissolving the monomers used but not the produced ionic water-soluble polymer in the presence of a dispersant composed of a polymer electrolyte soluble in the aqueous solution.
  • This method is disclosed in EP-A-0183466 and EP-A-0364175.
  • the inventors of the present invention have found that, when the ionic water-soluble polymer produced by dispersion polymerization in an aqueous salt solution is used in combination with an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite it greatly improves retention and/or drainage property, compared with an ionic water-soluble polymer having the same monomer composition and produced by a conventional polymerization method such as polymerization in an aqueous solution or water-in-oil type emulsion polymerization.
  • an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite it greatly improves retention and/or drainage property, compared with an ionic water-soluble polymer having the same monomer composition and produced by a conventional polymerization method such as polymerization in an aque
  • the monomers are uniformly dissolved in the aqueous salt solution, which is a polymerization solvent, before polymerization.
  • the produced polymer separates out from the aqueous salt solution and forms a dispersion of fine particles with the aid of a dispersant. That is, phase separation from a uniform phase to double phases takes place.
  • the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer constituting the ionic water-soluble polymer used in the present invention is represented by the following formula (1); (wherein A is O or NH; B is C 2 H 4 , C 3 H 6 or C 3 H 5 OH; R 1 is H or CH 3 ; R 2 and R 3 are each CH 3 or C 2 H 5 ; R 4 is H, CH 3 , C 2 H 5 or benzyl group; and X - is an anionic counter ion.).
  • Preferred examples of the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the above formula (1) include tertiary salts and/or quaternary products of dimethylaminoethylacrylate and dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, and tertiary salts and/or quaternary products of dimethylaminopropylacrylamide and dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide.
  • Typical examples of the tertiary salt include hydrochlorides and sulfates of the above monomers and typical examples of the quaternary product include methylated, ethylated and benzylated products of the above monomers.
  • Illustrative examples of the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the above formula.(1) include acryloyloxyethyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, methacryloyloxyethyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, acrylamidepropyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, methacrylamidepropyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, acryloyloxyelhyltrimethylammonium chloride, methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride, acrylamidepropyltrimethylammonium chloride, methacrylamidepropyltrimethylammonium chloride, hydrochloride salt or sulfuric acid salt oi dimethylaminoethylacrylate, hydrochloride salt or sulfuric acid salt of dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, hydrochloride of dimethylaminoethylacrylate, hydrochloride salt or sulfuric acid salt of dimethyla
  • water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer as a monomer containing a benzyl group is acryloyloxyethyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride and preferred water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer as a monomer containing no benzyl group is acryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride.
  • water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer used in the present invention examples include, for example, itaconic acid and salts thereof, maleic acid and salts thereof, fumaric acid and salts thereof, acrylic and methacrylic anionic monomers, and mixtures thereof.
  • Typical acrylic and methacrylic anionic monomers include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and salts thereof, 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.
  • preferred water-soluble anionic vinyl monomers are acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and the most preferred is acrylic acid.
  • water-soluble nonionic vinyl monomer used in the ionic water-soluble polymer of the present invention examples include, for example, acrylamide, methacrylamide, hydroxyethylacrylaie, hydroxyethylmethacrylate and the like. From a view point of improving retention and/or drainage property as a chemical for papermaking, acrylamide is the most preferred.
  • the ionic water-soluble polymer used in the present invention is obtained by polymerizing (A) 3 to 100 mol% of a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the above formula (1), (B) 0 to 30 mol% of a water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer and (C) the remainder consisting of a water-soluble nonionic vinyl monomer based on the total of all the monomers.
  • the above ionic water-soluble polymer used in the present invention is preferably a cationic or amphoteric water-soluble polymer.
  • an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite is anionic, use of an anionic or nonionic water-soluble polymer is not preferred as a polymer to be first added.
  • the above ionic water-soluble polymer is a cationic water-soluble polymer, out of the vinyl monomers represented by the above formula (1), a homopolymer of a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer containing a benzyl group, or a copolymer of a plurality of vinyl monomers represented by the above formula (1) or a copolymer thereof further comprising a water-soluble nonionic vinyl monomer such as acrylamide or methacrylamide is preferred.
  • a preferred molar ratio of these monomers is not particularly limited, such a molar ratio is essential that the aqueous salt solution serving as a polymerization solvent does not dissolve the produced ionic water-soluble polymer or salts out the produced ionic water-soluble polymer.
  • a preferred range of the molar ratio is such that a polymer comprising 3 to 100 mol % of a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer containing a benzyl group and represented by the above formula (1) or a mixture thereof, 0 to 50 mol% of another water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer containing no benzyl group and represented by the above formula (1) or a mixture thereof, and the remainder consisting of a nonionic monomer is salted out.
  • the monomer containing a benzyl group which is the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer of the above formula (1) has an amino group bonded to the very hydrophobic benzyl group.
  • the produced polymer hardly dissolves in the aqueous salt solution though it is a water-soluble polymer. Therefore, when the cationic water-soluble polymer contains a benzyl group-containing water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer of the above formula (1) as a constituent element, a molar ratio of the monomer to another water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer of the above formula (1) having no benzyl group can be set to a wide range.
  • the cationic water-soluble polymer contains a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the above formula (1) and having no benzyl group as a constituent element
  • the molar ratio of the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer to acrylamide or methacrylamide is preferably in the range of 3:97 to 30:70.
  • the amphoteric water-soluble polymer as the ionic water-soluble polymer used in the present invention is preferably a copolymer comprising 3 to 99 mol% of a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the above formula (1) or a mixture thereof, 1 to 30 mol% of the above water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer, and the remainder consisting of a water-soluble nonionic vinyl monomer such as acrylamide or methacrylamide.
  • a preferred molar ratio of these monomers is not particularly limited, such a molar ratio is essential that the aqueous salt solution serving as a polymerization solvent does not dissolve the produced polymer or salts out the produced polymer.
  • all the ionic vinyl monomers are preferably contained in the copolymer in an amount of 5 mol% or more, more preferably 10 mol% or more.
  • all the ionic vinyl monomers are contained in the copolymer in a amount of less than 5 mol%, retention, drainage and other properties will be unsatisfactory.
  • the gram equivalent of the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer is preferably greater than the gram equivalent of the water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer because it is preferred that the amphoteric copolymer contains more cationic groups than anionic groups.
  • the gram equivalent value of the cationic groups is at least two times or more the gram equivalent value of the anionic groups.
  • a more preferred example of the above amphoteric water-soluble polymer is a dispersion copolymer comprising 3 to 99 mol% of a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer containing a benzyl group, out of water-soluble cationic vinyl monomers represented by the above formula (1), or a mixture thereof, 0 to 50 mol% of another water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the above formula (1) or a mixture thereof, 1 to 30 mol% of the above water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer and the remainder consisting of acrylamide.
  • amphoteric water-soluble polymer is a dispersion copolymer comprising 3 to 30 mol% of a water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer containing no benzyl group and represented by the above formula (1); to 30 mol% of an anionic monomer and the remainder consisting of acrylamide.
  • monomers other than the above monomers for example, hydrophobic monomers such as acrylonitrile, methylacrylate, ethylacrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate and styrene may be copolymerized if the produced copolymer is water-soluble.
  • hydrophobic monomers such as acrylonitrile, methylacrylate, ethylacrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate and styrene may be copolymerized if the produced copolymer is water-soluble.
  • Polymerization is carried out in the presence of a dispersant while a plurality of monomers are stirred in an aqueous salt solution.
  • the total concentration of the monomers at this point is preferably 5 wt% or more, more preferably 10 wt% or more, the most preferably 15 to 40 wt%.
  • the concentration of the polymer in the aqueous dispersion becomes low and thus it is economically disadvantageous.
  • the aqueous salt solution which serves as a polymerization solvent and dispersion medium used in the present invention at the time of producing a polymer should not dissolve the produced polymer or should salt out the produced polymer. That is, a combination of the composition of the monomers of the ionic water-soluble polymer and the type and concentration of the salt that satisfies this condition is essential.
  • the salt used in the aqueous salt solution is preferably a polyvalent anionic salt.
  • Typical examples of the salt include sodium sulfate; ammonium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, aluminum sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate and the like.
  • Other salts may be used if the aqueous salt solutions thereof dissolve the monomers and the dispersant and do not dissolve the produced polymer. Out of these, sulfates are preferred. In terms of valence, divalent anionic salts are preferred. More specifically, ammonium sulfate and sodium sulfate are the most preferred.
  • the concentration of the salt in a reaction solution during the polymerization process vary depending on the molar ratio of the water-soluble cationic vinyl monomer represented by the above formula (1), the molar ratio of the water-soluble anionic vinyl monomer and the type of the salt used, and hence, is not particularly limited.
  • the concentration of the salt in the reaction solution during the polymerization process is preferably between 15 wt% based on the polymerization solvent obtained by subtracting the weight of the monomers from the weight of the polymerization reaction solution and the saturation concentration, or between 15 wt% and the limit of solubility, more preferably between 15 wt% and 30 wt%; the most preferably between 15 wt% and 25 wt%. If the concentration of the salt is less than 15 wt%, the viscosity of the reaction solution under reaction becomes too high to make it difficult to successfully complete the polymerization process.
  • part of the salt may alternatively be added to the dispersion after the completion of polymerization.
  • the viscosity of the dispersion can be made lower when part of the salt is added to the dispersion after the completion of the polymerization process than that when the salt is all added to the solvent at the time of polymerization.
  • the concentration of the salt in the dispersion obtained by adding part of it to the dispersion after the completion of the polymerization process is preferably between 15 wt% and the saturated concentration or between 15 wt% and the limit of solubility, more preferably between 15 wt% and 25 wt%.
  • the dispersant composed of a polymer electrolyte which is present at the time of polymerization is soluble in the aqueous salt solution.
  • a cationic polymer electrolyte is preferably used as the polymer electrolyte because a cationic polymer is preferred as an ionic polymer which is the product and the gram equivalent value of the cationic monomer contained in the amphoteric polymer is preferably greater than the gram equivalent value of the anionic monomer contained therein.
  • the dispersant is more preferably a cationic polymer electrolyte obtained by polymerizing 50 to 100 mol% of at least one cationic monomer selected from salts of dimethylaminoethylacrylate, salts of dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, salts of dimethylaminopropylacrylamide, salts of dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide, acryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride, methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride, acrylamidepropyltrimethylammonium chloride, methacrylamidepropyltrimethylammonium chloride, dimethyldiallylammonium chloride and mixtures thereof, and 50 to 0 mol% of acrylamide.
  • a cationic polymer electrolyte obtained by polymerizing 50 to 100 mol% of at least one cationic monomer selected from salts of dimethylaminoethylacrylate, salts of dimethylamin
  • the amount of the polymer electrolyte dispersant is about 1 to 15 wt%, preferably about 1 to 10 wt%, based on the total weight of all the monomers. If the amount is less than 1 wt%, the produced polymer cannot be obtained in a dispersed state and undesirably agglomerates to a large mass. If the amount, is more than 15. wt%; the viscosity of the finally obtained dispersion is undesirably too high to lose easy flowability.
  • the polymerization process can be initiated by any known method if the resulting polymer can be obtained in the form of a dispersion.
  • a.polymerization initiator therefor.
  • the polymerization initiator may preferably be selected from those of a redox type, those of an azo type and those of any other types.
  • redox type initiator examples include combinations of one selected from ammonium peroxosulfate, potassium peroxodisulfate, hydrogen peroxide, and benzoyl peroxide, and one selected from sodium hydrogen sulfite, ferrous sulfate, tetramethylethylenediamine, and dimethylaniline.
  • azo type initiator examples include 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride, 2,2'-azobis[2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl)propane]dihydrochloride, 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile, 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), and 2,2'-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile).
  • Examples of the other type initiator include ammonium peroxosulfate, potassium peroxodisulfate, hydrogen peroxide, acetyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, cumene hydroperoxide; di-tert.-butyl peroxide, tetramethylthiuram disulfide, dibenzoyldisulfide, and p-toluenesulphinic acid.
  • the polymerization temperature there are no specific limitations to the polymerization temperature so far as the polymerization initiator works properly at the selected temperature.
  • the type of the polymerization initiator 2, 2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride, 2,2'-azobis[2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl)propane]dihydrochloride and the like are preferred because they are water-soluble, easily handled and controllable.
  • the polymer dispersion contains the ionic water-soluble polymer at a high concentration equal to or higher than 5 wt%, normally at a level between 5 wt% and about 40 wt%.
  • the dispersion contains the above salt and above dispersant.
  • the dispersion contains an ionic water-soluble polymer at a high concentration, its viscosity is normally as low as 10 to 3000 mPa ⁇ S because the ionic water-soluble polymer is stably dispersed in the aqueous salt solution in the form of fine particles. Thus, it is easily flowable and extremely easy to be handled.
  • the average particle diameter of the particles of the ionic water-soluble polymer in the above dispersion is normally 0.1 to 150 ⁇ m, preferably 0.1 to 50 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.1 to 30 ⁇ m. If the average particle diameter of the particles of the ionic water-soluble polymer exceeds 150 ⁇ m, they can easily precipitate to damage the stable storability of the dispersion and require a long time before they are completely dissolved into water because of low solubility due to the large sizes of the particles of the ionic water-soluble polymer if the dispersion is mixed with water for use.
  • the molecular weight of the ionic water-soluble polymer in the above dispersion there are no specific limitations to the molecular weight of the ionic water-soluble polymer in the above dispersion. However, it preferably has a large molecular weight when it is used in a papermaking process.
  • the dispersion of the ionic water-soluble polymer is dissolved in a 2 wt% aqueous solution of ammonium sulfate, the intrinsic viscosity of the polymer is normally found within a range of 5 dl/g to 30 dl/g.
  • the intrinsic viscosity is less than 5 dl/ g, the effect of improving retention and/or drainage property will be insufficient and if the intrinsic viscosity is more than 30 dl/g, the formation of paper will become worse, giving an ill effect on the quality of the produced paper.
  • the above dispersion is stably storable and is free from the problem of agglomerating to a large mass even if stored at room temperature.
  • the anionic additive is one selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite.
  • the anionic colloidal silica used in the present invention is produced by maintaining an aqueous solution of sodium orthosilicate at a pH value of 1 to 4 and a commercial product can be used.
  • the anionic colloidal silica is generally a silicon dioxide having an OH group on the surface by hydration in water and a porous particle surface generally charged with negative (-) electricity in water.
  • the anionic colloidal silica is a colloidal silicic acid sol having a surface area of about 50 to about 1,000 m 2 /g, preferably about 300 to about 700 m 2 /g or colloidal silica containing about 20 to 90 % of this colloidal silicic acid sol as disclosed in said JP-A-57-057 900.
  • Long and narrow anionic silica sol having a particle diameter measured by a dynamic light scattering method of about 40 to 300 nm and an uniform thickness of about 5 to 20 nm, and showing extension on the same plane is preferably used.
  • the anionic (co)polymer used in the present invention is a polymer or a copolymer comprising anionic monomers of which structure includes an anionic group.
  • anionic monomer are preferably one selected from acrylic acid and salts thereof, methacrylic acid and salts thereof, itaconic acid and salts thereof, maleic acid and salts thereof, fumaric acid and salts thereof, acrylamide-2-methylpropanesultonic acid and salts thereof, and a mixture thereof.
  • the most preferred anionic monomer is acrylic acid, namely, the anionic (co)polymer is preferably an acrylic acid (co)polymer.
  • nonionic monomer e.g., methacrylamide, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, methylacrylate, methylmethacrylate, ethylacrylate, ethylmethacrylate, hydroxyethylacrylate, hydroxyethylmethacrylate, and the like.
  • the acrylic acid (co)polymer comprises acrylic acid of 15 ⁇ 100 mol% and acrylamide of 0 ⁇ 85 mol% based on the total of all the monomers.
  • the preparative method of the used anionic (co)polymer should not be limited, and thus any known methods can be applied. Out of them, polymerizing methods for obtaining fine polymer particles by polymerizing in an aqueous salt solution capable of dissolving the monomers but not the produced polymer is preferred.
  • the prepared anionic (co)polymer preferably has a molecular weight of 1.5 million or more.
  • the prepared polymer is added to paper stuff as a water-diluted dispersion of the resulted polymer fine particles.
  • the dosage of the ionic water-soluble polymer is preferably 0.001 to 0.2 wt% based on the weight of the paper stuff SS, and the total dosage of the anionic additive is preferably 0.001 to 0.5 wt% based on the weight of the paper stuff SS.
  • the dosage of the ionic water-soluble polymer is more preferably 0.001 to 0.05 wt% based on the weight of the paper stuff SS and the total dosage of the anionic additive is more preferably 0.01 to 0.2 wt% based on the weight of the paper stuff SS.
  • the time for adding each additive is not particularly limited.
  • the ionic water-soluble polymer needs to be first added, followed by an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite.
  • an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite.
  • the polymer After the addition of the ionic water-soluble polymer, it is preferred that the polymer is uniformly distributed to the surface of a suspended substance by suitable shearing.
  • the anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite, it is desirable to prevent the destruction of an agglomerate caused by mixing excessively
  • the ionic water-soluble polymer produced by dispersion polymerization in an aqueous salt solution greatly improves retention and/or drainage property when used in combination with an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite, compared with an ionic water-soluble polymer having the same monomer composition and produced by a conventional polymerization method such as aqueous solution polymerization or water-in-oil type emulsion polymerization.
  • an anionic additive selected from the group consisting of organic anionic (co)polymer or a mixture of organic anionic copolymer and anionic colloidal silica and/or bentonite
  • the prepared acrylic acid-acrylamide copolymer had a viscosity of 320 mPa ⁇ S measured by a Brooke-field viscometer. According to the microscopic investigation, an average diameter of the prepared copolymer particles was 5 ⁇ m and thus the resulted polymer was obtained in a form of a dispersion.
  • the prepared dispersion (20 wt% polymer concentration) was diluted by ion exchanged water into 1/40 concentration and the viscosity of the diluted dispersion was 3.0 mPa ⁇ S measured by a Brooke-field viscometer where the polymer was not dissolved.
  • the polymer was neutralized by sodium hydroxide and the intrinsic viscosity in 1 N sodium chloride aqueous solution was 6.0 dl/g.
  • the prepared acrylic acid-acrylamide copolymer dispersion is designated as sample G.
  • a dispersion of homopolymer of acrylic acid was prepared by the same preparative method as above.
  • the dispersion is designated as sample H.
  • the intrinsic viscosity of the sample H in 1N sodium chloride aqueous solution is 6.1 dl/g.
  • a retention test was conducted by adding the ionic polymer dispersions (A) to (F) to paper stuff.
  • the retention rate was measured by a Britt-type dynamic jar tester.
  • 0.1 wt% bentonite (trade name: Organosob-O, manufactured by Allied Colloid Co.) and/or 0.1 wt% anionic colloidal silica (trade name: SMA-780, manufactured by Nissan Ekanobel Co.) were/was added.
  • a white water sampling cock was opened to flow in white water which has passed through a wire of 150 mesh.
  • the white water was thrown away for the initial 10 seconds and then collected for the succeeding 30 seconds.
  • the amount of the white water during this time is represented by X (ml).
  • the white water was filtered by a quantitization filter paper (No. 5C of Toyo Filter Co.) which has a dry weight of W 0 (g) at t05°C, dried at 105°C and measured for its weight. This weight is represented by W 1 (g).
  • the white water with the quantitization filter paper was incinerated at 600°C and the weight of the ash content of the white water was measured. This weight is represented by f(g).
  • the SS concentration and the ash concentration of the white water are obtained from the following equations.
  • the SS concentration and the ash concentration were also measured for 0.5 wt% paper stuff. They are represented by SS 0 and Ash 0 , respectively.
  • total one pass retention and filler one pass retention were calculated from the following equations.
  • a drainage test was conducted by adding ionic polymer dispersions (A) to (F) to paper stuff.
  • the amount of drainage was measured in the same manner as in Comparative Examples 45 to 58 using the ionic polymers (a) to (f) shown in Table 7 in place of the polymer dispersions (A) to (F) used in Comparative Examples 45 to 58.
  • the papermaking method of the present invention makes it possible to improve fhe retention rates and/or drainage property of cellulose fibers and fillers in the papermaking process, whereby productivity in papermaking and drying steps can be improved.
  • the papermaking method of the present invention also makes it possible to keep clean the circulating white water and reduce a load in the white water recovery step and a load in the waste water treatment step.

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  1. Procédé de fabrication du papier, comprenant les étapes de :
    addition à une pâte à papier, dans une étape de fabrication du papier, d'un polymère ionique soluble dans l'eau obtenu par un procédé de polymérisation pour obtenir une dispersion de fines particules de polymère par polymérisation de (A)3 à 100% en moles d'un monomère cationique soluble dans l'eau représenté par la formule (1) suivante:
    Figure imgb0009
    (dans laquelle A est O ou NH; B est C2H4, C3H6 ou C3 H5OH ; R1 est H ou CH3 ; chacun de R2 et R3 est CH3 ou C2H5 ; R4 est H, CH3, C2H5 ou le groupe benzyle ; et X- est un contre-ion anionique)
    ou d'un mélange de tels monomères (B) 0 à 30% en moles d'un monomère vinylique anionique soluble dans l'eau et (C) pour le reste, un monomère vinylique non-ionique soluble dans l'eau, par rapport à la quantité totale de tous les monomères, sous agitation dans une solution aqueuse de sel capable de dissoudre les monomères et pas le polymère produit en présence d'un dispersant qui est composé d'un électrolyte polymère soluble dans la solution aqueuse de sel ;
    mélange dudit polymère ionique avec la pâte à papier ; et
    addition et mélange d'un additif anionique constitué par un (co) polymère anionique ou un mélange de copolymère anionique organique et de silice colloïdale anionique et/ou la bentonite de façon à améliorer la propriété de rétention et/ou de drainage.
  2. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon la revendication 1, dans lequel un sel formant la solution aqueuse de sel est un sel anionique divalent.
  3. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel ledit dispersant est un électrolyte polymère cationique obtenu par polymérisation de 50 à 100% en moles d'un monomère cationique choisi parmi les sels d'acrylate de diméthylaminoéthyle, les sels de méthacrylate de diméthylaminoéthyle, les sels de diméthylaminopropylacrylamide, les sels de diméthylaminopropylméthacrylamide, le chlorure d'acryloyloxéthyltriméthylammonium, le chlorure de méthacryloyloxyéthyltriméthylammonium, le chlorure d'acrylamidopropyltrméthylammonium, le chlorure de méthacrylamidopropyltriméthylammodium, le chlorure de diméthyldiallylammonium et leurs mélanges, et de 0 à 50% en moles d'acrylamide.
  4. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel ledit polymère ionique soluble dans l'eau a une viscosité intrinsèque, dans une solution aqueuse à 2% en poids de sulfate d'ammonium, de 5dl/g à 30d1/g.
  5. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel la dose dudit polymère ionique est de 0,001 à 0,2% en poids par rapport au poids de ladite SS de pâte à papier et la dose totale dudit additif anionique est de 0,001 à 0,5% en poids par rapport au poids de ladite SS de pâte à papier.
  6. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la dose dudit polymère ionique est de 0,001 à 0,05% en poids par rapport au poids de ladite SS de pâte à papier et la dose totale dudit additif anionique est de 0,01 à 0,2% en poids par rapport audit poids de la pâte à papier.
  7. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel l'additif anionique est un (co)polymère anionique comprenant 15 à 100% en moles d'acide acrylique et 0 à 85% en moles d'acrylamide, par rapport au total de tous les monomères
  8. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel l'additif anionique, qui est ajouté après addition et mélange du polymère ionique, est un (co)polymère anionique polymérisé dans une solution aqueuse de sel capable de dissoudre les monomères mais pas le polymère produit, et une dispersion diluée dans l'eau des fines particules de polymère en résultant y est ajoutée à titre dudit (copolymère) anionique.
  9. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel ledit polymère ionique soluble dans l'eau est ajouté avant le tamisage par centrifugation du processus de fabrication du papier et ledit additif anionique est ajouté après le tamisage par centrifugation.
  10. Procédé de fabrication selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel ledit polymère ionique soluble dans l'eau contient 1 à 30% en moles dudit monomère vinylique anionique soluble dans l'eau, par rapport au total de tous les monomères
  11. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon la revendication 10, dans lequel ledit monomère anionique est l'un choisi parmi l'acide acrylique et ses sels, l'acide méthacrylate et ses sels, l'acide itaconique et ses sels, l'acide acrylamido-2-méthylpropanesulfonique et ses sels, et leurs mélanges.
  12. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon la revendication 11, dans lequel ledit monomère anionique est l'acide acrylique.
  13. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel la valeur équivalente en grammes dudit monomère vinylique cationique soluble dans l'eau utilisé dans ledit polymère ionique soluble dans l'eau est supérieure à la valeur équivalente en grammes dudit monomère vinylique anionique soluble dans l'eau.
  14. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel ledit polymère ionique soluble dans l'eau ne contient aucun monomère vinylique anionique soluble dans l'eau.
  15. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, dans lequel ledit monomère vinylique non-ionique soluble dans l'eau est l'acrylamide.
  16. Procédé de fabrication du papier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 15, dans lequel ledit monomère vinylique cationique soluble dans l'eau est un sel tertiaire et/ou un produit quaternaire d'acrylage de diméthylaminoéthyle.
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