A METHOD OF OPERATING A PAPERMAKING PROCESS

摘要

A method of operating a papermaking process containing a press section wi th at least one press nip is disclosed. The method comprises simultaneously performing the following steps: (a) providing a press media for said paperma king process that has a MFP size that is less than the MFP size of a press m edia that was originally supplied to said papermaking process; (b) adding an effective amount of one or more press sheet dewatering additives to said pa permaking process prior to the last press nip of said papermaking process; ( c) providing a sheet moisture ratio of a paper sheet entering a press nip of said press section to between about 2 to about 9; and (d) applying an optim um rate of pressure development at one or more press nips of said papermakin g process, wherein said steps a, b, c, and d either: result in the productio n of a more uniform paper sheet without the reduction in paper solids exitin g the press section that would be expected from performing a, c, and d, alon e or in combination with one another; or result in the production of a more uniform paper sheet with an increase in solids content of said paper sheet e xiting the press section