Patent ID: 8308904

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a printable product, the product comprising a substrate containing fibers, the substrate comprising a first side and a second side, wherein at least one of the first side and the second side of the substrate comprises a surface treating agent layer comprising hemicellulose, the method comprising: recovering the hemicellulose by at least one of from process water during manufacturing of mechanical or chemical pulp, from circulation water of a groundwood mill or a refiner pulp mill, from waste water of the mechanical or chemical pulp manufacturing, or by eluting wood material; and forming the surface treating agent layer by using a surface treating agent comprising the recovered hemicellulose on at least one of the first side and the second side of the substrate a surface treating agent layer, the surface treating agent layer being substantially pigment-free, and the surface treating agent layer forming a surface layer of the product.