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 203 cm-09 Alpha-, beta- and gamma-cellulose in pulp (May 5, 2019)

*T 207 cm-08 Water solubility of wood and pulp (May 5, 2019)

*T 221 cm-09 Drainage time of pulp (May 5, 2019)

*T 235 cm-09 Alkali solubility of pulp at 25°C (April 22, 2019)

**T 236 om-13 Kappa number of pulp (May 13, 2019)

*T 249 cm-09 Carbohydrate composition of extractive-free wood and wood pulp by gas-liquid chromatography (April 21, 2019)

T 257 sp-14 Sampling and preparing wood for analysis (May 23, 2019)

T 277 sp-14 Macro stickies content in pulp: the “pick-up” method (May 23, 2019)

*T 428 om-13 Hot water extractable acidity or alkalinity of paper (April 21, 2019) 

*T 455 sp-14 Identification of wire side of paper (April 28, 2019)

*T 459 om-13 Surface strength of paper (wax pick test) (April 28, 2019)

*T 494 om-13 Tensile properties of paper and paperboard (using constant rate of elongation apparatus) (April 21, 2019)

*T 511 om-13 Folding endurance of paper (MIT tester) (April 28, 2019)

*T 529 om-14 Surface pH measurement of paper (May 5, 2019)

*T 569 om-14 Internal bond strength (Scott type) (April 28, 2019)

*T 604 cm-09 Sulfur dioxide in sulfite cooking liquor (May 5, 2019)

*T 656 cm-07 Measuring, sampling, and analyzing white waters (April 28, 2019)

*T 804 om-12 Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers (April 29, 2019)

*T 820 cm-09 Flexural stiffness of corrugated board (April 21, 2019)

 *Indicate Standards that had their deadline for voting extended due to issues with the migration of the TAPPI Standards Online Balloting System. To have more information about it, please check Section "Announcements".

 **Deadline for voting extended due to addition of new SSIG member during ballot.

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.