Pulp and Fiber Treatments
Optimize bleaching, de-inking and brightness in pulp processing
Processors for virgin and recycled pulp are seeking more efficient operations and high-quality end products, while meeting safety and environmental regulations. Our products can help formulators offer a range of pulp and fiber treatments to meet these demands. Our additives and modifiers, chelants, sequesters, glycol ethers, amines, polyglycols, and surfactants can help develop a variety of treatments.
Explore the benefits of Dow’s pulp and fiber treatment:
Solutions for pulping
Optimize bleaching efficiency, maximize brightness, and avoid formation of undesirable odors and flavors in food.
VERSENE™ Chelating Agents
Enable sequestering of heavy metal ions to minimize brightness reversion, prevent colored formations, and avoid undesirable flavors and odors.
DOWSIL™ Silicone Antifoams
Prevent foam problems in sulfite and kraft stock washing that are effective at low use levels and help improve washing efficiency and drainage for cleaner pulp.
DOWFAX™ Nonionic and Anionic Surfactants
Deliver excellent emulsification, dispersion, low foam and foam control to optimize formulations and energy.
ECOSURF™ Surfactants
Readily biodegradable and high performing alternatives to alkylphenol ethoxylates or APEs.
TERGITOL™ Surfactants
Readily biodegradable chemistry helps deliver better performance and cost benefits compared to PAEs, NPEs, OPEs and other general-purpose surfactants.
Solutions for paper making
Enhance product quality and process efficiency with formulation additives for deaeration, debonding and headbox applications.
TERGITOL™ Surfactants
Readily biodegradable chemistry helps deliver better performance and cost benefits compared to PAEs, NPEs, OPEs and other general-purpose surfactants.
Quat 188 Cationic Reagent
Critical components of optical brighteners and wet- and dry strength resins.
ECOSURF™ Surfactants
Readily biodegradable and high performing alternatives to alkylphenol ethoxylates or APEs.
DOWFAX ™ Nonionic and Anionic Surfactants
Deliver excellent emulsification, dispersion, low foam and foam control to optimize formulations and energy.
Amines
Neutralize acidic components and buffer pH in a wide variety of products and processes.
Solutions for paper finishing
Optimize finished quality with components for fillers and viscosity modifiers.
Amines
Neutralize acidic components and buffer pH in a wide variety of products and processes.
UCON™ Fluids and Lubricants
Increase permanence and offers a low-toxicity option for glue used in tissue applications.
CARBOWAX™ Polyethylene Glycols
Provide softening, flexibility and desirable slip characteristics while serving as an additive stabilizer to support consistent color and dimensional properties.
Solutions for recycling
Reduce waste and improve process efficiency in pulping and de-inking.
TERGITOL™ Surfactants
Readily biodegradable chemistry helps deliver better performance and cost benefits compared to PAEs, NPEs, OPEs and other general-purpose surfactants.
TRITON™ Surfactants
Prevent redeposition of ink during the recycling process.
ECOSURF™ Surfactants
Readily biodegradable and high performing alternatives to alkylphenol ethoxylates or APEs.
DOWANOL™ Glycol Ethers
Help remove ink particles from recycled paper.
VERSENEX™ Chelating Agents
Enhance cleaning and bleaching of recycled paper.
DOWSIL™ High Performance Silicones
Help control foam during the pulping process when recycling paper.
Quat 188 Cationic Reagent
Critical component of cationic starch dry-strength additives.
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