Skip to main content
Go to the home page of the European Commission (opens in new window)
English English
CORDIS - EU research results
CORDIS
Content archived on 2019-03-15

CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF FRACTIONATED STOCKS FROM FREELY AVAILABLE GRADES OF WASTE PAPER

Objective



THE FRACTIONATION OF WASTE PAPER STOCKS HAS NOT, SO FAR, PROVED TO BE A GENERALLY USEFUL AND COST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF IMPROVING PAPER AND BOARD MANUFACTURE, NOR OF INCREASING THE USE OF WASTE PAPER. PIRA BELIEVES AND HAS PRODUCED SOME EVIDENCE THAT BY PROPERLY MATCHING THE USE OF CHEMICAL TREATMENTS AND ADDITIVES TO THE SEPARATE FIBRE FRACTIONS, SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL BENEFITS CAN BE OBTAINED. IT IS PROPOSED, BY A SERIES OF SYSTEMATIC STUDIES OF FRACTIONS OF ONE OR MORE GRADES OF FREELY AVAILABLE WASTE PAPER, TO DEMONSTRATE THESE METHODS AND THE BENEFITS, THEREBY STIMULATING THE USE OF STOCK FRACTIONATORS (AND, POSSIBLY, MULTI-PLY FORMERS), TO PRODUCE NEW TYPES OF PRODUCTS FROM "FREELY AVAILABLE" GRADES OF WASTE PAPER.
THIS WORK OFFERS EXCITING PROSPECTS FOR A SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCE IN PAPER AND BOARD MAKING TECHNOLOGY WHEN USING WASTE PAPER.
IT IS RELEVANT TO OBJECTIVE 5.3 OF THE EEC SUB PROGRAMME AND ALSO REPRESENTS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION OF 3 DECEMBER 1981 TO "ENCOURAGE, WHERE POSSIBLE, THE USE OF RECYCLED PAPER BOARD CONTAINING A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF MIXED (IE."FREELY AVAILABLE") WASTE PAPER."

Programme(s)

Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.

Topic(s)

Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.

Data not available

Call for proposal

Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.

Data not available

Funding Scheme

Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.

Data not available

Coordinator

PIRA International
EU contribution
No data
Address
Randalls Road
KT22 7RU Leatherhead
United Kingdom

See on map

Total cost

The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.

No data
My booklet 0 0