Enhancing packaging board properties using micro- and nanofibers prepared from recycled board
Laitinen, Ossi; Suopajärvi, Terhi; Liimatainen, Henrikki (2020-05-29)
Laitinen, O., Suopajärvi, T. & Liimatainen, H. Enhancing packaging board properties using micro- and nanofibers prepared from recycled board. Cellulose 27, 7215–7225 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03264-w
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Abstract
In this study, cellulose microfibers and cellulose nanofibers (CNF) prepared from recycled boxboard pulp using a mechanical fine friction grinder were used as reinforcements in a board sheet. Micro- and nanofibers manufactured by mechanical grinding have typically broad particle size distribution, and they can contain both micro- and nano-sized fibrils. Deep eutectic solvent of choline chloride and urea was used as a non-hydrolytic pretreatment medium for the CNF, and reference CNF were used without any chemical pretreatment. The CNF were ground using three grinding levels (grinding time) and their dosage in the board varied from 2 to 6 wt%. The results indicate that the board properties could be tailored to obtain a balance between the processability and quality of the products by adjusting the amount of CNF that was added (2–6 wt%). A preliminary cost assessment indicated that the most economical way to enhance the board strength properties was to add around 4% of CNF with a moderate grinding level (i.e., grinding energy of 3–4 kWh/kg). Overall, the strength properties of the manufactured board sheets improved by several dozen percentages when CNF was used as the reinforcement.
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