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End of Summer Clean Up and Updates!

 
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New or Revised Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods

 

The following Standards were recently published as Revised TAPPI Standards:

T 441 om-20 Water absorptiveness of sized (non-bibulous) paper, paperboard, and corrugated fiberboard (Cobb test)
T 515 om-20 Visual grading and color matching of paper

Special thanks to the SSIG members below for being the Working Group Chairs in the recently published reviews of TAPPI Standards:

Ben Frank - WGC for T 441
Todd Popson - WGC for T 515

The TAPPI Standards Department would also like to express its gratitude to all volunteers who participated in the review of those Standards as SSIG members.

Special note: Documents appearing in the TAPPI online version of the Standards and TIPs are updated once a month (usually around the 15th). So it is possible that there is a delay between the publication announcement and the posting online. If you are a subscriber to the online access to Standards and TIPs and you are in a hurry for new documents that have not yet been posted, you can send a request for TIPs to tip@tappi.org or for Standards to standards@tappi.org.

 
TAPPI Standards in Ballot

 

Listed below are TAPPI Standards that have recently gone out for ballot to the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). The date in parentheses is the closing date for voting. 

T 200 sp-15  Laboratory beating of pulp (Valley beater method) (September 7, 2020)

T 213 om-15  Dirt in pulp – chart method (September 14, 2020) 

T 222 om-15  Acid-insoluble lignin in wood and pulp (September 14, 2020)             

T 248 sp-15  Laboratory beating of pulp (PFI mill method) (September 7, 2020)

T 259 om-15  Species identification of nonwood plant fibers (September 21, 2020)

T 265 cm-09  Natural dirt in wood chips  (September 21, 2020)

T 403 om-15  Bursting strength of paper  (September 7, 2020)

T 411 om-15  Thickness (caliper) of paper, paperboard, and combined board (September 7, 2020)

T 425 om-16  Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2°, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)  (September 21, 2020)

T 431 cm-10  Ink absorbency of blotting paper (August 30, 2020)

T 454 om-15  Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers  (September 21, 2020)

T 456 om-15  Tensile breaking strength of water-saturated paper and paperboard (“wet tensile strength”) (September 21, 2020)

T 460 om-16  Air resistance of paper (Gurley method)   (September 21, 2020)

T 541 om-15  Internal bond strength of paperboard (z-direction tensile)  (September 24, 2020)

T 563 om-15  Equivalent Black Area (EBA) and count of visible dirt in pulp, paper and paperboard by image analysis (August 30, 2020)

T 566 om-15  Bending resistance (stiffness) of paper (Taber-type tester in 0 to 10 Taber stiffness unit configuration) (September 24, 2020)

T 573 sp-15  Accelerated temperature aging of printing and writing paper by dry oven exposure apparatus (August 31, 2020)

T 650 om-15  Solids content of black liquor (September 13, 2020)

T 807 om-16  Bursting strength of linerboard  (September 21, 2020)

T 822 om-16  Ring crush of paperboard (rigid support method)  (September 21, 2020)

T 829 om-15  Score quality test (September 7, 2020)

T 1006 sp-15 Testing of fiber glass mats: use of modified TAPPI procedures for sampling and lot acceptance, stiffness, tear resistance, and thickness (September 7, 2020)

T 1008 sp-15 Test conditions for fiber glass mat test methods  (September 7, 2020)

T 1009 om-16 Tensile strength and elongation at break for fiber glass mats (September 21, 2020)

T 1011 om-15 Basis weight of fiber glass mats (September 7, 2020)

T 1013 om-15 Loss on ignition of fiber glass mats (September 7, 2020)

T 1014 om-15 Moisture sensitivity of fiber glass mats (September 24, 2020)

T 1016 om-15 Average fiber diameter of fiber glass mats (September 24, 2020)


The TAPPI Standards regulations require public review of standards that are up for ballot. Send a message to standards@tappi.org if you want to request a copy of the draft in ballot. If you would like to participate in the SSIGs that review and vote on the Standards, please contact TAPPI Standards Department at standards@tappi.org

 
General Announcements

Standards backlog clean up


The TAPPI Standards team started on July 13th an intense and focused work to update the backlog on the review of Standards. Until September 18, 2020, the team is going to make an effort to update all the late items that have any actions pending. 

Results from the backlog work are already showing: 30 ballots were opened or scheduled since last month and 12 Standards had their reviews finalized and were prepared to be presented at SARG for final approval. Although many SSIGs are still in need of members, the Standards team has got to find volunteers to fulfill many SSIGs with less than 10 members. The TAPPI Standards Department is working tirelessly to update all the remaining reviews and is positive that even better results are going to be presented by the end of this focused work on the backlog. 

Thank you to all the volunteers that are helping the Standards Department update this backlog!

 

Ballots on the new balloting system began

The first official ballot for TAPPI Standards was opened in the new balloting system: TAPPI/ASTM SpecBuilder: The five-year review of T 259 om-16 Species identification of nonwood plant fibers had its first ballot opened in SpecBuilder on August 7th and will close on September 21, 2020. The TAPPI Standards Department will soon open other ballots in the new system. The SSIG members will receive a message from us when the ballot is about to be opened with instructions on how to log in to the new platform.

ISO ballots for the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 6 are already been opened through SpecBuilder. 

If you have any issues on trying to vote on a ballot on any of the balloting systems (TAPPI Sandbox or TAPPI/ASTM SpecBuilder), please communicate it immediately to the Standards Department at standards@tappi.org.  

 

Thank you,

Priscila Briggs

Standards Manager

 
SSIG Members Needed

 

The Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) for the following Standards are in need of additional members. These groups may or may not have ballots currently open.

All Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIG) require a minimum of 10 members in order to ballot and vote on a draft of a method. The following test methods do not have the required minimum number of member to initiate a ballot.

SSIGs at risk of falling below the 10 members mark:

We welcome additional members to join!

T 200 sp-15 Laboratory Beating of Pulp (Valley Beater Method)

T 203 cm-09 Alpha-, beta- and gamma-cellulose in pulp

T 205 sp-18 Forming Handsheets for Physical Tests of Pulp

T 207 cm-08 Water Solubility of Wood and Pulp

T 211 om-16 Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard:  combustion at 525 degrees C

T 212 om-18 One percent sodium hydroxide solubility of wood and pulp

T 213 om-15 Dirt in pulp - chart method

T 220 sp-16 Physical testing of pulp handsheets

T 221 cm-09 Drainage time of pulp

T 222 om-15 Acid insoluble lignin in wood and pulp

T 231 cm-07 Zero-span breaking strength of pulp (dry zero-span tensile)

T 232 cm-13 Fiber length of pulp by projection

T 233 cm-15 Fiber length of pulp by classification

T 234 cm-12 Coarseness of pulp fibers

T 235 cm-09 Alkali solubility of pulp at 25°C

T 245 cm-07 Silicates and silica in pulp (wet ash method)

T 248 sp-15 Laboratory beating of pulp (PFI mill method)

T 249 cm-09 Carbohydrate composition of extractive-free wood and wood pulp by gas-liquid chromatography

T 252 om-16 pH and electrical conductivity of hot water extracts of pulp, paper, and paperboard

T 254 cm-10 Cupriethylenediamine disperse viscosity of pulp (falling ball method)

T 255 cm-07 Water-soluble sulfates in pulp and paper

T 256 cm-07 Water-soluble chlorides in pulp and paper

T 257 sp-14 Sampling and preparing wood for analysis

T 259 om-15 Species identification of nonwood plant fibers

T 261 cm-10 Fines fraction by weight of paper stock by wet screening

T 265 cm-09 Natural dirt in wood chips

T 266 om-18 Determination of sodium, calcium, copper, iron and manganese in pulp and paper by atomic absorption spectroscopy

T 268 om-13 Weight-volume measurement of pulpwood

T 272 sp-12 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (sheet machine procedure)

T 274 sp-13 Laboratory screening of pulp (MasterScreen-type instrument)

T 275 sp-18 Screening of pulp (Somerville-type equipment)

T 277 sp-14 Macro stickies content in pulp: the “pick-up” method

T 278 sp-17 Pulp screening (Valley-type screening device)

T 281 sp-18 Open drum washer mat sampling technique

T 282 om-19 Hexeneuronic acid content of chemical pulp

T 406 om-13 Reducible sulfur in paper and paperboard

T 408 cm-07 Rosin in paper and paperboard

T 413 om-17 Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard:  combustion at 900 degrees C

T 419 om-18 Starch in paper

T 425 om-16 Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2 degrees, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)

T 428 om-13 Hot water extractable acidity or alkalinity of paper

T 438 cm-06 Zinc and cadmium in paper

T 444 om-12 Silver tarnishing by paper and paperboard

T 454 om-15 Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers

T 462 cm-16 Castor-oil penetration test for paper

T 465 sp-16 Static creasing of paper for water vapor transmission tests

T 480 om-15 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 75 degrees

T 483 cm-12 Odor of packaging materials

T 491 om-18 Water immersion number of paperboard

T 500 cm-07 Book bulk and bulking number of paper

T 504 cm-07 Glue in paper (qualitative & quantitative determination)

T 512 sp-12 Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing

T 524 om-13 Color of paper and paperboard (45/0, C/2)

T 525 om-17 Diffuse brightness of paper, paperboard and pulp (d/0) -- ultraviolet level C

T 534 om-15 Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (d/0 diffuse)

T 537 om-16 Dirt count in paper and paperboard (optical character recognition - OCR)

T 544 cm-19 Aging of paper and board with moist heat

T 550 om-13 Determination of equilibrium moisture in pulp, paper and paperboard for chemical analysis

T 553 om-15 Alkalinity of paper as calcium carbonate (alkaline reserve of paper)

T 567 om-15 Determination of effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) by infrared reflectance measurement

T 568 om-18 Physical area of sub-visible contraries in pulp, paper and paperboard by image analysis

T 572 sp-13 Accelerated pollutant aging of printing and writing paper by pollution chamber exposure apparatus

T 573 sp-15 Accelerated temperature aging of printing and writing paper by dry oven exposure apparatus

T 602 cm-06 Analysis of sulfuric acid

T 611 cm-07 Analysis of bleaching powder, calcium hypochlorite bleach liquor and bleach sludge

T 646 om-11 Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (45/0)

T 650 om-15 Solids content of black liquor

T 653 om-07 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 20 degrees

T 656 cm-07 Measuring, sampling, and analyzing white waters

T 657 sp-12 Sampling of fillers and pigments

T 684 om-15 Gross heating value of black liquor

T 702 om-14 Rheological measurements for characterization of polyolefins: low-density polyethylene (LDPE) for extrusion coating

T 803 cm-10 Puncture test of container board

T 808 cm-15 Flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method)

T 815 om-18 Coefficient of static friction (slide angle) of packaging and packaging materials (including shipping sack papers, corrugated and solid fiberboard) (inclined plane method)

T 824 cm-14 Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (flexible beam method)

T 827 om-17 Box blank dimensioning

T 829 om-15 Score quality test

T 830 om-18 Ink rub test of containerboard and corrugated board

T 831 om-14 Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop penetration test

T 832 om-17 Water absorption of corrugating medium: float curl method

T 834 om-18 Determination of containerboard roll hardness

T 835 om-14 Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop absorption test

T 836 om-13 Bending stiffness, four point method

T 838 cm-12 Edge crush test using neckdown

T 843 om-20 Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (rigid support method)

T 1014 om-15 Moisture sensitivity of fiber glass mats

T 1215 sp-12 The determination of instrumental color differences

T 1218 sp-18 Calibration of reflectance standards for hemispherical geometry

T 1219 sp-17 Storage of paper samples for optical measurements and color matching

T 1500 gl-18 Optical measurements terminology (related to appearance evaluation of paper)

 

SSIGs that need 1 member:

T 262 sp-18 Preparation of mechanical pulps for testing

T 268 om-13 Weight-volume measurement of pulpwood

T 461 cm-09 Flame resistance of treated paper and paperboard

T 515 om-20 Visual grading and color matching of paper

T 516 cm-11 Envelope seal, seam, and window patch testing

T 519 om-17 Diffuse opacity of paper (d/0 paper backing)

T 578 sp-16 Accelerated light aging of printing and writing paper by xenon-arc exposure apparatus

T 579 om-18 Diffuse brightness of paper, paperboard and pulp (d/0) (ultraviolet level D65)

T 617 cm-10 Analysis of lime

T 692 om-13 Determination of suspended solids in kraft green and white liquors

T 800 cm-16 Drum test for fiberboard shipping containers (revolving hexagonal drum)

T 818 cm-18 Ring crush of paperboard (flexible beam method)

T 820 cm-09 Flexural stiffness of corrugated board

T 1212 sp-12 Light sources for evaluating papers including those containing fluorescent whitening agents

T 1214 sp-17 Interrelation of reflectance, R0; reflectivity, R ; TAPPI opacity, C0.89; scattering, s; and absorption, k

T 1217 sp-18 Photometric linearity of optical properties instruments

 

SSIGs that need 2 members:

T 204 cm-17 Solvent Extractives of Wood and Pulp          

T 210 cm-13 Sampling and testing wood pulp shipments for moisture

T 218 sp-18 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Büchner funnel procedure)

T 264 cm-07 Preparation of wood for chemical analysis

T 271 om-18 Fiber length of pulp and paper by automated optical analyzer using polarized light 

T 421 om-12 Qualitative (including optical microscopic) analysis of mineral filler and mineral coating of paper

T 509 om-15 Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (cold extraction method)

T 520 cm-07 Curl of gummed flat paper

T 600 om-15 Analysis of formaldehyde in aqueous solutions and of free formaldehyde in resins

T 604 cm-09 Sulfur dioxide in sulfite cooking liquor

T 619 cm-10 Analysis of salt cake

T 812 om-19 Ply separation of solid and corrugated fiberboard (wet)

T 1216 sp-18 Indices for whiteness, yellowness, brightness, and luminous reflectance factor

 

SSIGs that need 3 members:

T 263 sp-16 Identification of wood and fibers from conifers

T 267 cm-15 Compression wood identification in pulpwood

T 418 cm-17 Organic nitrogen in paper and paperboard

T 495 cm-13 Bending number of paperboard

T 622 cm-10 Analysis of sodium hydrosulfite lime

T 625 cm-14 Analysis of soda and sulfate black liquor

 

SSIGs that need 4 or more members:

T 223 cm-10 Pentosans in wood and pulp

T 226 cm-11 Specific external surface of pulp

T 237 cm-08 Carboxyl content of pulp

T 244 cm-11 Acid-insoluble ash in wood, pulp, paper, and paperboard

T 429 cm-10 Alpha-cellulose in paper

T 434 cm-10 Acid-soluble iron in paper

T 435 om-16 Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (hot extraction method)

T 493 cm-10 Identification and determination of melamine resin in paper

T 600 om-15 Analysis of formaldehyde in aqueous solutions and of free formaldehyde in resins

T 610 sp-15 Preparation of indicators and standard solutions

T 613 cm-10 Analysis of caustic soda

T 618 cm-10 Analysis of limestone

T 621 cm-10 Analysis of rosin

T 624 cm-11 Analysis of soda and sulfate white and green liquors

T 628 cm-10 Analysis of rosin size

T 632 cm-11 Analysis of sodium silicate

 

Participating in a SSIG is free and open to anyone interested. Join now!

If no progress is made on balancing these SSIGs, then the respective methods may be considered for withdrawal at the next Q&SMC meeting. If you have an interest in becoming a member of either of these SSIGs please contact standards@tappi.org.

 
Announcement of SARG Meeting

 

The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 1:30 – 2:00 pm (EASTERN time), online only. SARG approval is the last step prior to publication for any new, reaffirmed or revised standard.

In order to act on any appeals from TAPPI members relevant to the standards up for approval, the SARG meeting is open to anyone for participation. The agenda has been posted on the SARG page. There are links from the agenda items to the final drafts that are up for approval.

If you would like to participate by online call, please send a message before September 19, 2020, to standards@tappi.org.

 

 
Overdue Reports Distributed

 

The report outlining the overdue reviews for TIPs was sent to the Quality and Standards Management Committee (Q&SMC) on August 25, 2020. A copy of the report was also sent to the assigned Working Group Chairs for these overdue reviews as well as to the TIP Coordinators and Chairs of the appropriate technical groups in TAPPI.

Anyone who did not receive the overdue report, but who has an interest may obtain a copy by requesting it from tip@tappi.org.

Working Group Chairs: This report was sent to you for your information and action, if required. Q&SMC may, according to the TIPs Guidelines, withdraw any TIPs whose reviews are overdue, especially if it appears that little progress is being made on the Work Item. If more information or indications of progress on these Work Items are received prior to the next meeting (October 7, 2020), Q&SMC will take these reports of progress under consideration.

To provide updates regarding this report, send a message to tip@tappi.org no later than September 22, 2020, in order to be able to provide this information to Q&SMC at their October 7th meeting.

The report outlining the overdue reviews for Standards is going to be distributed within the next couple of days.

 
U.S. TAG to ISO TC 6

 

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His PhD is from Purdue University (Boiler up!), and he is currently a Materials Research Engineer – USDA Forest Service.

Todd Popson
U.S. TAG Chair to ISO/TC 6

If you would like to know more or join the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 6, please write to isotc6@tappi.org.

 
Did You Know

 

...that proposing a New Standard or Technical Information Paper (TIP) is easy?

Do you have just a general idea for a Standard? Or are you further along and have a substantial draft? If you just have a general idea for a Standard or TIP, email us at standards@tappi.org or tip@tappi.org. TAPPI will review your idea and identify an appropriate committee or group to work on your suggestion. If you are further along, send an initial draft to standards@tappi.org. From there, the TAPPI Standards Manager will guide you through the appropriate process to finalize and approve the new document.

Also, did you know 

 ... that to participate in the balloting process for TAPPI Standards you must sign up for the Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs)? Drafts are available for anyone to review, but to vote and comment you must be a member of the SSIG. Each Standard has its own SSIG – so you have to sign up for each Standard that you have an interest in. Links* to all of the SSIGs (by subject category) can be found on the Subject Category for Standards web page.

Email us at standards@tappi.org to tell us your SSIG of interest!

 

 
Acronyms You May Need to Know

 

For details on these commonly used acronyms in the development of TAPPI Standards and TIPs, please see the Standards Guidelines and the TIP Guidelines, or send your questions to standards@tappi.org.

TIP         =            Technical Information Paper

Q&SMC =            Quality and Standards Management Committee

SSIG      =            Standard-Specific Interest Group

SARG     =            Standards Advisory Review Group

WI         =            Work Item

WG        =            Working Group

WGC     =            Working Group Chairman

om        =            Official Method

pm        =            Provisional Method

sp          =            Standard Practice

cm         =            Classical Method

ss           =            Standard Specification

sg           =            Standard Guideline

gl           =            Standard Glossary

wd         =            Withdrawn Standard

UM        =            Useful Method

 
Searching and Ordering TAPPI Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods

 

Details on how to search and order TAPPI Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods can be found on the TAPPI website’s Search and Order page.

All individual TIPs or Standards are available for electronic or paper delivery. For electronic delivery, the documents are e-mailed in PDF format.  Hard copy documents can be mailed or faxed, but shipping and handling costs will apply.

For Individual TIPs, order Item Number: 0108____ (Insert TIP number)

For Individual Standards, order Item Number: 0104T____ (Insert Standard number)

For individual Useful Methods, order item number: 0104UM_____ (Insert UM number)

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The 2020 collection of Standards, TIPs, and UMs, published through March of 2020 (product code STUCD-20), is available on CD. An Individual or Company License for access to the continually updated collection of Standards, TIPs, and UMs via the web is the best way to always have a current set of documents accessible. A print-on-demand version of either the Standards, TIPs, or UMs, current and updated as of the date printed, is also available.

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