AbstractHardwood pulp (birch: Betula Papyfera Marsh, and aspen: Populus Tremolides Michx) has been copolymerizeed with acrylamide using the xanthate grafting method. Grafting has been initiated using a redox system of ferrous ion and hydrogen peroxide. The effect of operating conditions on grafting parameters was also investigated. The factors studied were initial pH, time, and concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and acrylamide. When birch was used as a substrate, grafting parameters were as follows: grafting efficiency 82, degree of conversion 35, and polymer loading 60. In the case of aspen, the maximum level of grafting efficiency, i.e., 87, was reached with a polymer loading of 60. Nevertheless, as in the case of birch, the conversion reached a rather low‐level reading, i.e., 50. Finally, some mechanical properties of paper sheets obtained through grafted pulps (dry and wet breaking lengths, dimensional stability, modulus, and extension at break) are compared to those of standard paper sheet
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