Decreasing of water absorptiveness of paper by coating nanofibrillated cellulose films

Jovana Milanović; Irena Živković; Milena Milošević; Mirjana Kostić

doi:10.5937/zasmat2103180M

Authors

Jovana Milanović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Innovation Center, Serbia Author
Irena Živković University of Arts, Faculty of Applied Arts, Serbia Author
Milena Milošević University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy - IChTM, Serbia Author
Mirjana Kostić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/zasmat2103180M

Keywords:

nanofibrillated cellulose films, TEMPO-oxidized cellulose, paper, water absorptiveness, contact angle, optical properties, surface morphology

Abstract

Nanofibrillated films based on TEMPO-oxidized cotton linters were applied to reduce the hydrophilic properties of paper. For this purpose, aqueous dispersions of nanofibrillated cellulose of different composition: 1 and 3% of nanofibrillated cellulose, up to 13% of CaCO3 and/or Al(OH)3, up to 20% of propane-1,2-diol (glycol), and up to 21% of TEMPO-oxidized cotton linters were coated on the model paper, without additional adhesive. The pristine model paper and papers coated with nanofibrillated cellulose-based composite films were characterized in terms of water absorptiveness by COBB method and water drop contact angle measurements. The surface appearance was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and surface chemistry by infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transform and attenuated total reflection (ATR-FTIR). Additionally, optical properties, i.e. measurement of reflection curves and CIE degrees of whiteness, were determined according to appropriate standards. For all papers coated with nanofibrillated cellulose-based films, depending on the composition of the dispersions, a decrease in sorption properties was achieved, without changes in optical properties and surface morphology of the paper compared to the pristine paper.

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