Paper engineering graduates were required to write a senior thesis from the 1950's through 1990's and these were housed in the library. Since we have moved all of our honors theses online, as well as all of the dissertations and master's theses done at Western, we decided to digitize all of these senior theses and add them to ScholarWorks. It is interesting to see how engineering has changed over the decades.
We are in the process of digitizing and uploading the 600 plus theses, so if you don't see one that you think should be there, please be patient, we will get to it.
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
The Effects of pH and Soaking Time on the Repulping of Old Corrugated Containers (OCC), Jason S. Eley
Smoothness Improvement of High Speed Recycled Paperboard through Base Coating Formula Optimization, Lance S. Mikus
Improvement of Strength Properties for Currency Paper, Michael D. Schultz
The Effect of Repeated Recycling at Different Levels of Addition (Virgin and Recycled Fiber) on the Surface Characteristic of Paper Before and After Calendering, Jasvinder Singh Sidhu
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Using Thermophilic Bacteria to Produce Enzymes for Wood Pulping, Robert A. Debelak Jr.
The Effect of Poly-Aluminum Silicate Sulfate Retention of Colored Papers, Tami Frederick
An Examination on the Effect of pH on Flotation Deinking Kinetics, Brian R. Moran
The Effects of Drying Conditions on the Properties of Fines, Douglas A. Schuelke
Utilization of Paper Mill Primary Sludge, Daniel D. Schultz
The Recyclability of Glassine Paper, Kenneth R. Vallier
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Washing Between and After a Two Stage Hydrogen Peroxide Bleaching Sequence to Reduce Reversion and Increase Brightness, Craig Hellberg
The Effect of Post Consumer Waste on Flexographic and Rotogravure Printing Operations, Kirk E. Jacobsson
Fiber Recovery from Paper Mill Primary Sludge, Christopher J. Roschek
Green Liquor Pulping for Corrugating Medium, Michael Thompson
Correlating BOD and COD in Paper Mill Effluent Streams, Lloyd M. Tuskan
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Increasing the Hardwood Content on the Furnish by Separate Refining, David K. Finn
Reducing the Amount of Microbiological Growth Using Ultrasonic Treatment, Mark Gill
The Effect of Wet Pressing on Filler Stratification, Patrick T. Gish
The Cross Flow Filtration Concept Used as a Deinking Method, Gregory E. Gourlay
Effectiveness of Aluminum Sulfate and Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid as Carbohydrate Protectors during Oxygen Delignification, Joey L. Klinge
Supercalender Variables for Release Liner, Douglas A. Lamb
The Effect of the Mixing Ratio of Fly Ash and Paper Industry Sludge on Hydraulic Conductivity, Christine J. Lupu
The Effects of Residual Surfactant on the Retention of Fines, Steve L. Myers
The Effects of pH and Time on Fiber Surface Area, Daniel R. Norey
The Effect of Coating Lubricants on Boxboard Hot-Melt Glueability, James R. O'Brien Jr.
Steam-Explosion of Wastepaper as a Pulping Process, Edward G. Schmitt III
Use of Hot-Soft Calendering to Increase Gloss and Smoothness of Light Weight Coated Paper (LWC), Andrew L. Tanner
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Improved Useage of Recycled Board in Corrugating Medium, Ramon J. Altobelli
The Effects of a Formation Shower and Serrated Slice on a Pilot Plant Papermachine, Jeffrey M. Cady
The Role of Degree of Substitution of Cationic Starch on Optimizing Retention, Christopher C. Gross
An Analysis of Chemithermomechanical Pulp (CTMP) in the Production of Rotogravure Paper, Christine L. Harrington
Drainage Dynamics in a Linerboard Furnish, Craig D. Iman
The Effect of Fines and Filler in Forward Centricleaners on Contaminant Removal Efficiency, Alan R. Kaczanowski
Hydrogen Peroxide Bleaching of CTMP to Optimize Brightness, Donald S. Kasik
Non-Chlorine Bleaching of Soda-Anthraquinone Pulp, Kevin D. Miller
The Economic Optimization of Baffles to Disperse TiO2 in Open Impeller Agitators, Steve C. Ratliff
A Study of Bleach Effluents from Oxidative Extraction, Thomas R. Slusarczyk
An Ester Chemirefinermechanical Pulping Feasibility Study, Glenda Lea Sneden
Characterizing Fines to Predict Their Performance in a Sheet of Paper, Rodney W. Tibboles
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Prediction of Release Properties of Silicone Coated Paper Through Analysis of Coating Particle Size and Distribution, Kent Bartholomew
Utilizing the Horizontal and Vertical Size Presses for Optimum Two-Sided Color Correction under Acid and Neutral Conditions, Charles E. Dickens Jr.
An Analysis of the Wash and Flotation Deinking Processes, Brian L. Felgner
The Role of Fiber Mechanical Treatment on the Retention of Cationic Starch, David A. Glass
The Effects of Over Drying, Before the Size Press on Strength Properties, William A. Granger
Electrokinetic Treatment of Sludge, Matthew G. Kwiatkowski
The Effect of Carboxylation of Styrene-Butadiene Latex on Binder Migration, Peter James Rudy
The Effect of Aluminum Species and Cationic Starch on Retention, Kathleen R. Rutledge
Optimization of the Bleached Optical Properties for Southern Pine Sulphonated Thermomechanical Pulp, Steven Thomas Six
Design Specifications and Requirements of Paper for Flexographic Printing, Martha L. Stankey
Application of Image Analysis to Recycled Fiber Characteristics, Evert W. VanderBerg
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
The Analysis of Wiremark, Karen L. Birks
"Supercalendering: The Blackening Reaction and Its Effect on Strength and Optical Properties of Rotogravure Paper", Valerie Bland
The Effects of Furnish and Supercalendering on Rotogravure Printability of Uncoated Papers, David M. Diekelman
The Effect of pH Variation on the Evolution of Non-Condensible Gases from Hardwood Black Liquors, Gregory Allen Goode
Pulp Viscosity vs. Zero Span Tensile for Determining Pulp Strength, John P. Shulstad
Design of a Secondary Headbox for the WMU Pilot Plant Fourdrinier Paper Machine, James Robert Spranger
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
The Application of Chitosan to Composite Boxboard for Plybond Development, Tracy O. Drier
The Effect of Film Forming Agents in a Size Solution on Silicone Holdout, Michael D. Stang
The Effect of Anthraquinone in the Kraft Pulping Process, Carl W. Stoll
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
The Determination of an Optimum Brownstock Washwater by Laboratory Analysis, Bradley D. Berger
The Effects of Alum at Different pH Levels on ASA Sizing, James A. Farrand
Sticky Control during Pulping of Secondary Fibers, Gary Lancour
The Effects of Molecular Weight and Degree of Substitution of Cationic Starch on the Sizing Efficiency of Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride, George T. Nebel
A Study of the Staining Techniques of Secondary Fibers for the Qualitative Analysis of Contaminants, Susan M. Soltis
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The Effect of Varying Degrees of Carboxylation on Picking Resistance - A Study of Carboxylated Latexes, Jackie K. Cody
Entrained Air in a Beloit Uniflow Cleaner and Its Effect on Removing Neutral Density Contaminants, Mark E. Powell
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Sulphonation of TMP Fibers, Alfonso Bello
The Effect of Drying Conditions on ASA Sized Paper, Melanie K. Blanchard
The Effects of Wet-Pressing and Degree of Refining Upon the Strength Properties of Paper, Mary Beth Ciofu
The Effect of Press Drying on Groundwood, Corrugated Material, and Various Mixes of Groundwood and Corrugated Material, Thomas A. Derusha
The Effects of Temperature and pH in Flotation Deinking of Ultraviolet-Cured Inks, Jeffrey A. Downing
Characterization of a High Solids TiO2 – Dispersant System at High Rates of Shear, Stephen R. Holmes
The Effect of Shear and Alum Addition on Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride Retention, Patricia L. Houle
The Effect of Air Knife Geometry on Coated Board Properties, Michael L. Iveson
The Comparison of Linear Nip Pressing vs. Extended Nip Pressing on the Bulk and Strength of Unbleached Kraft Linerboard, Eric J. Johnson
The Effects of Air Entrainment in Centrifugal Cleaners on the Removal of “Neutral” Density Contaminants, Karrie L. Kane
Integrated Deinking System, Gregory A. Murray
An Analysis of Binder Migration During Drying at Different Rates, Tokunbo S. Onadipe
The Effects of Drying Rate on Properties of Pigment Coated Papers, Francis G. Osorno
Effects of the Degree and Type of Sizing on the Dyeing of Paper, J. Pease
Refiner Peroxide Bleaching, Sharon E. Perkins
An Investigation into the Parameters Affecting Vehicle Migration During the Redistribution of Aqueous Coatings, Mark K. Phiscator
The Effect of Shear on Asa Sized Paper, Phillip G. Purpura
The Effect of Temperature on the Emulsification of Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride, Steven S. Riegsecker
The Effects of Different Carboxymethylcellulose Molecular Weight Grades with Polyamide Epichlorohydrin Resin on Wet and Dry Paper Strength, Edward J. Schodowski
Eliminating Drainage at the Forming Board and Its Effects on Formation and Retention, Michael F. Scholly
Plybond Strength Development of Secondary Fiber Using the Marine Polymer Chitosan, Christopher G. Sinkovitz
Design, Construction and Operation of a Four Stage Sidehill Screen Deinking System, Scott Sleeman
The Pressability of Once Dried Pulps vs Never Dried Pulps, Martha Welburn Wells
The Effect of Improved Brownstock Washing on Bleach Plant Effluent Quality, Paul S. Wiegand
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Separation of Southern Pine Pulp into its Springwood and Summerwood Components by Centrifugal Means: Savings in Refining and Other Possible Economic Justifications, Bernard J. Berger
Study of Bagasse Pulps to Obtain Corrugated Medium, Maria A. Carbonari
Permeability of Silicone Release Coatings, Jeffrey G. Carlsen
The Effects of Electron Beam Radiation on Cellulose, Thomas L. Clements
The Effects of Low Temperature Cooking on the Deinking of Groundwood, George De Vries
Belt Filter Press Optimization with the Use of Drainage Measurement, Jeffrey E. Farnsworth
The Effect of Substrate Porosity and Method of Drying on Coating Gloss, Gary P. Fugitt
The Separation of Cotton and Polyester in Rags, Susan M. Gardineer
Effects of Ultrasonic Vibration on a Coating Slurry as It Dries on the Sheet, Craig N. Husted
The Use of Old Corrugated Board in the Manufacture of High Quality White Papers, Rene H. Kapik