No Grey Area To This Issue: Slimes Of All Colours Can Cause Costly Problems In Papermaking Processes

By Brad McIlwain, LuminUltra

Pink, orange, red, brown and grey – paper mill slimes can come in an endless range of colours.  What contributes to these variances in colour? Microorganisms.  Different species – which live within a slime – produce different hues.  Unfortunately, you won’t find gold at the end of that rainbow.  In fact, it’s quite the contrary, as slime can pose costly problems for papermaking facilities.