dictate and specifically that polymers having molecular weights well in excess of 100 000 can be produced and utilized in deinking processes the polymers can be produced by any convenient aqueous polymerization method including solution polymerization in the presence of a suitable cosolvent micellar polymerization or emulsion polymerization it is further contemplated that graft copolymerization methods can also be used to obtain functional polymers suitable for use in deinking the actual method used will be dictated by personal preference material availability and activity as well as the properties of the particular monomers utilized the polymer produced can be used in any conventional deinking process including flotation wash and mechanical separation regardless of the process used the polymer is added at a convenient time during the deinking process treatment levels range from 0 001 to 1 by weight based on weight of dry pulp preferably 0 01 to 0 7 by weight however these levels can vary depending upon the particular process employed the particular furnish and the particular functional polymer the functional polymers of this invention can be used with any furnishes which are commonly recycled such as newsprint as well as other furnishes such as laser printed papers flexographic printed papers pulp colored papers foil coated papers plastic coated papers etc a list of commonly recycled papers is presented in circular ps 86 of the paper stock institute.