Manufacture and Application of PAE as Wet Strength Agent

Abstract

PAE as the wet strength agent has a long history; it not only has the wet strength performance and the retention and drainage characteristics. This paper focuses on the technological conditions of preparation of PAE wet-strength agent and the application conditions. The results showed that the well PPC was obtained under the following conditions: the mole ratio of adipic acid and diethylenetriamine were 1:1.05, the amount of catalyst (mole ratio of the total raw materials) was 1%, the temperature of heat preservation was 165°C and the reaction time was 4h. The optimum condition of preparing PAE was obtained as followings: the ratio of EPI to PPC of 1.2:1, the epoxidation temperature of 60°C and reaction time of 2h. While applied in softwood pulp, when the dosage of PAE was 1%, the wet strength agent provided the satisfactory effect.