Know your fibers : process and properties, or, a material science approach to designing pulp molded products

John F. Hunt

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Know your fibers : process and properties, or, a material science approach to designing pulp molded products

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Authors:

John F. Hunt

Year:

1998

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

IMPEPA New developments in molded pulp processes & packaging II : seminar proceedings, June 15th, 1998, O`Hare Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Mequon, Wis. : International Molded Pulp Environmental Packaging Assoc., [1998].:[16] p.

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Abstract

The following results are preliminary, but show some basic information that will be used in an attempt to model pulp molded structures so that by measuring several basic fundamental properties of a fiber furnish and specifying process conditions, a molded structure could be designed for a particular performance need.

Keywords

Fibers, Properties, Processing

Citation

Hunt, John F. 1998. Know your fibers : process and properties, or, a material science approach to designing pulp molded products. IMPEPA New developments in molded pulp processes & packaging II : seminar proceedings, June 15th, 1998, O`Hare Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Mequon, Wis. : International Molded Pulp Environmental Packaging Assoc., [1998].:[16] p.