Patent ID: 8512523
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: D21C,D21H

Abstract:
1. A method for altering the tack of an adhesive material in a process stream of a pulp and paper mill comprising: adding to a process stream of a pulp and paper mill an amount of at least one cyclodextrin compound effective to reduce the tack of an adhesive material dissolved or suspended in an aqueous media in the process stream, the at least one cyclodextrin compound being in a form capable of forming complexes with the adhesive material, wherein the adhesive material comprises pitch, pressure sensitive adhesives, hot melts, latexes, binders, or a combination thereof, and wherein the at least one cyclodextrin compound is present in a concentration between about 0.01 and 50,000 parts per million by volume of the process stream following said addition.