Patent ID: 7674355

Claim:
A method of measuring macro and micro stickies in a recycled sample containing pulp fibers, comprising the steps of: a) forming a slurry of said recycled sample and a liquid and using a first separation device to separate out macro stickies and pulp fibers while collecting a screenate; b) washing said macro stickies and pulp fibers with additional liquid to further separate out any micro stickies while again collecting said screenate; c) removing said macro stickies and said pulp fibers from said separation device and measuring said macro stickies; d) subjecting said micro stickies in said screenate to a vacuum to form agglomerated micro stickies; e) routing said screenate containing said agglomerated micro stickies through a second separation device to separate out said agglomerated micro stickies; and f) removing said agglomerated micro stickies from said second separation device and measuring said agglomerated micro stickies.