Wet Strength Metallised Paper: Definition of Wet Strength
A beer bottle taken out of the freezer will have small droplets of water attached to its outer surface, but its shiny label paper is not damaged by the water droplets. The shampoo in our bathrooms has a label that does not fall off even after it has been exposed to water. This is because the labels are made of wet strength paper . Let's take a look at what wet strength is. Wet Strength Wet strength chemicals provide strength to paper when it is wetted, this is called wet strength. Wet strength chemicals have little or no effect on the properties of the paper when dry, but when wet, the paper is stronger and resists breakage, tearing and friction damage. These agents are used in a wide range of grades of paper (household paper products, paperboard, etc.). Due to their highly cationic nature, they can help retain anionic additives. By combining them with the polyamide epichlorohydrin resin and polyamine epichlorohydrin resin ranges, they show excellent results in the range o...