Pulp Testing Lab Services

Pulping Out Industry Problems Using the Testing Experts

From pulping and bleaching studies to pulp additives, repulpability and the generation of chlorinated organic compounds, our Northeast Wisconsin-based pulp lab offers you the tools to refine your processes—helping you to embrace emerging technologies as well as address the impacts of bleaching processes. Our laboratory follows TAPPI test method standards to ensure accurate and reproducible results for all pulping tests.

The IPS Testing Experts can conduct independent lab scale pulping and bleaching tests, including:

Kraft or Sulfite Cooks
Bleaching - Ozone (HC or MC), Hydrogen Peroxide, Pressurized Peroxide and Hydrosulfite
FSA
Caustic or Acidic Extractions

A full list of IPS pulp test methods are listed below. Please contact us if you have questions with your individual pulp and refining process needs.

Pulp Testing Methods Available

Click on the method number of interest to see more details about the pulp test, sample requirements and other pertinent information.

Pulping Tests	TAPPI Test Method*
Ash	T 211, T 413, T 244
Beater Run, 5 pt.( CSF & handsheets)	T 200
Consistency	T 240
Dirt Count (on 10 sides)	T 563
Freeness, CSF	T 227
Handsheet preparation (10)	T 205
Handsheet testing,	T 220
Kappa Number	T 236
Micro Kappa Number	UM 246
Permanganate Number	UM 251
PFI Mill, (CSF & handsheets)	T 248
Repulpability	UM 213
Stickies - Dyed sheets
Stickies - "Pick-up" method	T 277
Stickies - Image Analysis method - see Stickies Brochure	IPS Method
Viscosity of Pulp	T 230
Fines (Britt Jar)	T 261
Fiber Length - Bauer McNett – minimum of 2	T 233
Percent Rejects, 6 cut screen (Valley Flat Screen)
Deinking/Flotation

Notes

* We follow TAPPI test method standard as our standard protocol but can follow ISO, ASTM, INDA, etc. as requested.

* TAPPI Useful Methods are prefaced by a UM.

Serving clients in Wisconsin and the Midwest to the United States and internationally, Integrated Paper Services, Inc. (IPS) is an independent physical testing laboratory specializing in personal care product, medical devices, nonwovens, fiber analysis and the pulp, paper and allied industries.

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