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X-ray Fluorescence as a Problem-Solving Tool in the Paper Industry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

William K. Istone ,
John M. Collier  and
Jay A. Kaplan
William K. Istone
Affiliation:
Champion International Corp., Technology Center W. Nyack Road, W. Nyack, NY 10994
John M. Collier
Affiliation:
Champion International Corp., Technology Center W. Nyack Road, W. Nyack, NY 10994
Jay A. Kaplan
Affiliation:
Champion International Corp., Technology Center W. Nyack Road, W. Nyack, NY 10994
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Abstract

Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WDXRF) is used for many types of routine analysis in the paper industry. Examples of routine elemental analysis include analysis of pigments in papers and coatings, analysis of fuels, and analysis of paper-mill waste. In the central analytical laboratory, however, WDXRF is frequently called upon in unique problem-solving situations. In some cases, these problem-solving applications later develop into routine methods.

In this paper, three examples of WDXRF being used as a problem-solving technique are discussed. These situations are: the determination of the cause of ring formation in lime-kilns, failure analysis of ceramic limekiln linings, and the determination of pigment distributions in alkaline papers.

Type
VI. Geological and Other Applications of X-Ray Spectrometry
Information
Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 34: Thirty-Ninth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, July 30 - August 3, 1990 , 1990 , pp. 313 - 318
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1990

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