Pulp
As the stock is called the finished paper suspension , which in the papermaking process Stoffzentrale leaves and paper machine is pumped.
The stock contains the complete composition of the later paper as well as some auxiliary materials:
- Fiber material (pulp / cellulose ; wood pulp ; processed waste paper )
- Fillers ( kaolin , calcium carbonate ...)
- Sizing agent ( starch )
- Dyes (also for nuance on white paper)
- optical brighteners
- Biocides
- Retention aid
- fixer
The biocides mostly evaporate in the press section of the paper machine . The solids content of a stock is usually around 1 percent by weight.