Various terms have been used to characterize the water associated with cellulose fibers. Bound water, imbibed water, water of constitution, adsorbed water, fiber saturation point are some of the terms that have been used to describe the water in pulps and papers. The origin of each term can be traced to either theoretical considerations or to the experimental method of measurement. Bound water has been the most popular term used to describe the associated water. Bulk water or free water is that portion of water not associated (or not bound) with the fibers. Two measurement techniques may not yield identical values of bound water. The non-existence of a sharp boundary between bound water and free water is one reason for such discrepancies. In addition, two methods may be measuring different physical phenomena. Measurement of Bound Water NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) (_1,_2,J3,4). This technique detects the mobility of protons in various energy states. The hydrogen atoms in bound water are at different energy levels than the hydrogen atoms in free water. These energy levels are measured and recorded in the form of NMR spectra. The bound water can be calculated from the NMR spectrum. NMR measurements may be done at any temperature. While NMR may be the most basic method for the measurement of bound water, it requires expensive equipment, trained personnel, and considerable preparation for each experiment. These requirements are not frequently available to the researcher in the paper industry. Calorimeter (4,_5,6) . When a wet pulp sample is cooled well below 0°C, the free water freezes but the bound water remains in the non-frozen state. When the frozen sample is heated in a calorimeter, the heat required to melt the frozen water can be measured. Non-frozen water, which is defined as the bound water, is the difference between the total water and the frozen water. The freezing of free water and non-freezing of 0-8412-0559-0/ 80/47-127-273$05.00/ 0
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