Foam forming of fiber products: A review

T Hjelt, JA Ketoja, H Kiiskinen, AI Koponen… - Journal of Dispersion …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aqueous foam can be used as a transfer medium to form lightweight materials from natural
and man-made fibers together with other types of raw materials. This review discusses …

A lightweight, biodegradable, and recyclable cellulose-based bio-foam with good mechanical strength and water stability

J Liao, P Luan, Y Zhang, L Chen, L Huang, L Mo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Foam materials have been widely used in a variety of applications. However, plastic foams
pose a particularly complex problem to environment because they almost cannot be …

Bubble attachment to cellulose and silica surfaces of varied surface energies: wetting transition and implications in foam forming

AE Ketola, W Xiang, T Hjelt, H Pajari, T Tammelin… - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
To better understand the complex system of wet foams in the presence of cellulosic fibers,
we investigate bubble–surface interactions by following the effects of surface hydrophobicity …

Foam forming: an effective approach to fabricate highly bulky, uniform and soft reconstituted tobacco sheets

S Song, Z Wu, J Tan, B Yang, M Zhang, P Lu, J Wang… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Highly bulky reconstituted tobacco sheets (RTS) as a cellulosic product are always the
pursuit of the paper industry and tobacco industry due to the advantages of improving the …

[HTML][HTML] Foam-laid extensible paper for improved extensibility and press-forming performance

J Kouko, P Tanninen, V Leminen, C Barbier… - Cellulose, 2024 - Springer
This study was motivated by the recent raising interest for the sustainable plastic-free dry 3D
formable materials. 3D forming processes are capable to produce large unit quantities, but …

Surface and inter-fibre interactions in aqueous cellulose-based systems for open fibrous structures

A Ketola - 2023 - aaltodoc.aalto.fi
In the thesis, the morphology of cellulose-based fibre surfaces immersed in water and their
interactions with air bubbles in the presence of surfactants were investigated. The cellulose …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of aqueous foams and fiber foams in a stirred tank

J Kouko, B Prakash, VM Luukkainen, A Jäsberg… - … Research and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Generation of fiber foams with surface aeration was studied by simultaneous mixing of pulp
fibers, surfactant, air and water in a lab-scale tank. The mixing took place in either transient …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of pulp type and stock concentration on foamability and bubble size of fiber foam

M Park, S Oh, C Ahn, MJ Park, BU Cho - Journal of Korea TAPPI, 2020 - ktappi.kr
Effects of pulp type and pulp concentration on foamability and bubble size of fiber foam were
investigated as fundamental research to develop foam forming technology. Two types of …

[PDF][PDF] Process simulation-based evaluation of design and operational implications of water-laid paper machine conversion to foam technology

L Sorsamäki, A Koponen, E Hytönen - BioResources, 2021 - academia.edu
Foam forming technology has attracted much attention during the past few years in the
paper industry. Its advantages compared to conventional water forming are a new product …

[PDF][PDF] Foam-laid forming technology for fiber webs

J Lehmonen - 2022 - aaltodoc.aalto.fi
The forest industry is in the midst of a structural change. The goal is to renew the paper and
board industry to produce higher value-added products for future markets. The launch of …