摘要 |
A process for producing paper materials having improved wet strength. This process involves (a) preparing a suspension of unbleached or semi-bleached chemical or semichemical pulp or pulp from recycled fibers; (b) treating the pulp with a phenol-oxidizing enzyme and a mediator; and (c) de-watering the treated pulp in a paper making machine to remove process water and produce the paper material. Preferably, the paper material is heated after the completion of step (c). By the process of the invention, the wet strength of paper materials can be improved without using wet strength resins which makes the product more easily re-used. Further disclosed is a process for producing corrugated paperboard or corrugated containers.
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