Synthron Introduces New Odor Reducing Agent for Tissue

Synthron, France, has launched a new product, SynthronSTAB HE, which is used in the tissue making process to remove bad odors. Sythron explains that the tissue making sector produces paper for public and domestic sanitary use, and also makes products such as disposable handkerchiefs, baby diapers, temporary medical sheeting used for examinations, domestic kitchen rolls, tablecloths, and towels. 

The tissue making process uses either virgin pulp fibers of cellulose and/or contains some recycled cellulose fibers. One of the main problems encountered by the producers of this type of paper, according to Synthron, is the presence of bad odors, often caused by residues of hexanal (or hexanaldehyde C6H120). Syntyhron-STAB HE functions by interfering with the chemical reaction that releases the smell by blocking and then deactivating the catalysts of the reaction. The new product meets the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

After eight weeks, the background concentration of the treated product is 0,1 ppm versus 2,3 ppm, Synthron reports, adding that "this clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of Synthron-STAB HE as the bad odor has been eliminated from the tissue." 

Generally, the company notes, paper tissue usage increases with rise of living standards, and for the consumer it’s important to improve the quality of the tissue and to offer an effective solution to eradicate bad odors from the product. 

Synthron-STAB HE is currently being manufactured at the company’s Auzouer-en-Touraine industrial site in Indre et Loire and in Saint-Avold in Moselle (France). 

More information is available online.