BULKING AGENTS FOR PAPER

摘要

A paper bulking promoter containing a compound represented by the following formula (1) with which a highly bulky sheet can be obtained without impairing paper strength: RO(EO)m(PO)nH wherein R represents a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl group in which the alkyl group has 4 to 20 carbon atoms; E represents an ethylene group; P represents a propylene group; m indicates the average number of moles added in the range of 0≤m≤20; and n is a number in the range of 0≤n≤50; provided that the EO and PO groups may have any of block and random arrangements and may begin with any of EO and PO.