Quality Management and Production Control in Paper Manufacturing

Quality Management and Production Control in Paper Manufacturing
Confocal Raman Imaging and correlative Raman-AFM for chemical and structural characterisation

A thorough understanding of the micro and nanostructure of paper in its successive stages of production as well in the final product at the sub-micron level is essential for further improvement of its properties. Confocal Raman microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are nano-analytical investigation methods that reveal these details. WITec Confocal Raman imaging reveals valuable information about the spatial distribution of the chemical compounds, while AFM delivers high-resolution images of physical surface properties (e.g. roughness).