Talk:Filler (materials)
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I will be moving my work over to this article over the next few days. If any opposition please bring them up on my talk page Taylor.3182 (talk) 19:44, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
I plan to update this article for a school project. If anyone is watching this and is opposed please let me know on my talk page and we can discuss.Taylor.3182 (talk) 20:52, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) or Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) is used as a filler in paper. GCC and PCC are cheaper than wood fiber, so adding it to paper is cost efficient for the paper industry. Printing and writing paper can be made of 10 - 20% calcium cabonate.
In North America, calcium carbonate has begun to replace kaolin in the production of glossy paper. Europe has been practicing this as alkaline papermaking or acid-free papermaking for some decades. Carbonates are available in forms: ground calcium carbonate (GCC) or precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC). The latter has a very fine and controlled particle size, on the order of 2 micrometres in diameter, useful in coatings for paper.
is in CaC03 article - maybe as that article is long some of it can come here as a link??