1993 Volume 47 Issue 11 Pages 1388-1394
The effects of UV absorber and anti-oxidant additives on the light reversion of thermomechanical pulp (TMP) were tested. Among various additives tested, 2, 4, 6-triphenylphenol, benzylidine acetone, triallyl-s-triazine-2, 4, 6-(1 H, 3 H, 5 H)-trione, and uracil were more effective. When UV absorber and anti-oxidant were combined and applied to hand sheets, synergistic effects were observed and resulted in improvement of more than 70% RI Index in some cases.