Patent ID: 6150452
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: C08J,C08L,D21C,D21H

Abstract:
A method for removing stickies and pitch from papermaking fiber in a pulp and papermaking system comprising:adding to the fiber a composition comprising at least two of a) an oil soluble or water-dispersible, hydrophobic polymer, b) an oil soluble or water-dispersible surfactant having an HLB of about 1 to about 10, c) a tackifier, and d) an oil soluble or water--dispersible solvent comprising at least one of 1-methyl-4-isopropenyl-1-cyclolhexene, aliphatic hydrocarbons, toluene, decyl alcohol, triethylene glycol, polybutene, terpene dimer, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and epoxidized soybean oil; andseparating agglomerated stickies and pitch from the fiber.