Nanosericite as an Innovative Microparticle in Dual-Chemical Paper Retention Systems

Table 3

Effects of substituting Sc and gp with NS on the ash content of handsheets.

Nanoparticle concentration	c-PAMa
	Ash content (%)
	A1	A2	A3
Sc
2000 ppm	16.49	21.99	21.92
3000 ppm	18.06	21.39	21.62
4000 ppm	18.12	22.13	19.77
NS
3000 ppm	17.04	19.96	23.39
4500 ppm	18.85	23.22	23.75
6000 ppm	19.91	21.15	24.01
Nanoparticle concentration	c-PAMb
	Ash content (%)
	B1	B2	B3
gp
100 ppm	15.85	17.25	20.35
200 ppm	17.67	17.74	21.68
300 ppm	18.94	19.03	22.32
NS
400 ppm	16.16	18.33	21.90
800 ppm	17.26	17.98	20.94
1200 ppm	18.09	19.35	23.10