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 455 sp-14 Identification of wire side of paper (May 19, 2019)
*T 511 om-13 Folding endurance of paper (MIT tester) (May 19, 2019)
*T 569 om-14 Internal bond strength (Scott type) (May 19, 2019)
*T 656 cm-07 Measuring, sampling, and analyzing white waters (May 19, 2019)
*T 804 om-12 Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers (May 19, 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 203 cm-09 Alpha-, beta- and gamma-cellulose in pulp (May 26, 2019)
*T 207 cm-08 Water solubility of wood and pulp (May 26, 2619)
*T 221 cm-09 Drainage time of pulp (May 26, 2019)
*T 274 sp-13 Laboratory screening of pulp (MasterScreen-type instrument) (May 26, 2019)
*T 529 om-14 Surface pH measurement of paper (May 26, 2019)
*T 604 cm-09 Sulfur dioxide in sulfite cooking liquor (May 26, 2019)
*T 235 cm-09 Alkali solubility of pulp at 25°C (June 2, 2019)
*T 236 om-13 Kappa number of pulp (June 2, 2019)
*T 249 cm-09 Carbohydrate composition of extractive-free wood and wood pulp by gas-liquid chromatography (June 2, 2019)
*T 428 om-13 Hot water extractable acidity or alkalinity of paper (June 2, 2019)
*T 459 om-13 Surface strength of paper (wax pick test) (June 2, 2019)
*T 494 om-13 Tensile properties of paper and paperboard (using constant rate of elongation apparatus) (June 2, 2019)
*T 820 cm-09 Flexural stiffness of corrugated board (June 2, 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".
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.