Jack Slavinskas

Sustainable Greeting Card – paper Products Produced on a Laboratory Paper Machine

Klaus Dölle, Helga Zoller-Croll, David Blazevic, Felix Hörl, Anna Lexa, Fabian Noss, Shyam Prasad, Gesa Richter, Erik Schmeckebier, Jack Slavinskas & Matthias Weiß · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2024

Paper products have been used for thousands of years for art and communication purposes. The presented project describes the development of a unique greeting card art paper product, comprised of a card stock with a basis weight of 150 g/m2 having a purple color tone and inlay pap...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2024/v26i61174

Characterization of Recycled Fiber Material Made from Liquid Containerboard (LCB) and/or Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) – Evaluation of its Use by a Handsheet Study

Klaus Dölle, Nicole Byrnes, Sean Dristle, Tyler Fernandez, Mumin Hussein, Colby Krauss, Brody McCarthy, Paul Sausville, Johnny Schoen, Jack Slavinskas, Evan Wilson & Ian Wojcikowski · Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews · 2023

Packaging materials for packaging liquid goods may contain over 75% virgin bleached fiber material that can be used to offset and or upgrade existing board products. This laboratory handsheet study investigated the use of recycled old corrugated container and liquid container boa...

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Upgrading of Old Corrugated Container Board with Aseptic Packaging Container for Paper Board Applications - A Laboratory Handsheet Study

Klaus Dölle, Nicole Byrnes, Sean Dristle, Tyler Fernandez, Mumin Hussein, Colby Krauss, Brody McCarthy, Paul Sausville, Johnny Schoen, Jack Slavinskas, Evan Wilson & Ian Wojcikowski · Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews · 2022

In the recent past packaging material is on high demand. The use of environmentally friendly packaging materials requires that more recycled material is utilized in the manufacturing chain. Fiber material from liquid container board packaging which may contain over 75% virgin ble...

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A Global Look at the Market Potential of Liquid Container Board and Its Ability to Reduce Plastic Waste – A Brief Review

Klaus Dölle, Nicole Byrnes, Sean Dristle, Tyler Fernandez, Mumin Hussein, Colby Krauss, Brody McCarthy, Paul Sausville, Johnny Schoen, Jack Slavinskas, Evan Wilson & Ian Wojcikowski · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2022

The use of aseptic packaging creates many opportunities around the world to replace plastic based packaging of liquid and food-based containers in the near future. This will lead to a cleaner environment, less pollution within the air and the sea, and will help stimulate growth w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2022/v23i12780