Tissue papers chemical additives

The bases for hygienic products are tissue grades with basis weights of 5 to 35 g m". Consumer demands drive the tissue industry to ever more softness and absorbency of the tissue grades used e. g. in the bathroom (toilet, facial) or in the kitchen (towels). Softness can be increased by the proper selection of fiber furnish and chemical additives or the proper machine concept and operation e. g. by low or no wet pressing. On the other hand sufficient paper strength and economy of production have to be regarded. 

Baled materials such as scrap paper or paper pulp can be deadly. Six firefighters died when piles of tissues that had soaked up sprinkler water collapsed. Some stored materials are packed with combustible strapping so that the bundles will collapse in a fire and aid in extinguishing the fire by smothering. Additional contents of high-racking storage could include flammables, flammable plastics, aerosols, and toxic chemicals. 

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