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Table 5 Combined effect of enzyme and cationic starch dose on EMC and tensile strength of paper for BHW-1k PFI mill refining

From: Synergistic cell-free enzyme cocktails for enhanced fiber matrix development: improving dewatering, strength, and decarbonization in the paper industry

Enzyme dose (%)

Cationic starch dose (%)

Duration of pretreatment (min)

Freeness (mL)

EMC (%)

Tensile index (Nm/g)

Bulk (cm3/g)

   

Avg

Std

Avg

Std

Avg

Std

Avg

Std

Refined to 1000 rev

0

0

n/a

510

5

61.11

0.90

61.22

4.45

1.60

0.01

 

0.5

n/a

550

9

58.12

1.14

73.73

3.69

1.40

0.01

 

1

n/a

570

6

57.69

0.76

71.83

3.60

1.42

0.02

0.5

0

30

600

8

53.76

0.98

59.27

6.38

1.88

0.00

 

0.5

30

628

5

50.05

1.01

76.69

4.24

1.82

0.02

 

1

30

629

6

56.73

0.90

66.45

3.11

1.79

0.02

1

0

30

602

4

56.68

1.10

56.03

3.79

1.54

0.03

 

0.5

30

629

6

55.94

1.07

71.33

4.41

1.55

0.02

 

1

30

630

5

55.56

0.73

65.13

1.94

1.54

0.02

  1. Averages and standard deviation with five replicates