The effect of borax-modified starch on wheat straw-based paper properties

2012 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 3672-3677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imtiaz Ali ◽  
Shafiq urRehman ◽  
Syed Hyder Ali ◽  
Asad Javaid
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Elyani ◽  
Jenni Rismijana ◽  
Teddy Kardiansyah ◽  
Cucu ,

This research has been conducted through several steps. Step I was base papermaking using 80% LBKP and 20 % NBKP. They were refine separately up to 300 ml CSF, then mixed with 15% CaCO3, 0.6% AKD, 0.5% poliacrylamide, and 1,5% cationic starch to dry-weight of fibers. Step II was modifying starch enzymaticaly at 70-75°C, pH 6.5 - 7.0, amylase 0,05% for 15 minutes. Step III was base-paper coating with varied adhesives. Variation I use natural starch, Variation II use enzymatic modified starch, Variation III use commercial starch each of 8%. Testing for the handsheets comprise of brightness, roughtness, picking strength, water penetration, and pH. The results showed that the viscosity for natural starch, enzymatic starch and commercial starch respectively at 8000 cPs, 26 cPs and 114 cPs. The use of enzymatic modified starch give the best paper properties. The experiments has replicated in a laboratory of paper industry, with the same results, using clay and CaCO3 at 40:60 ratio, enzymatic starch, commercial starch, and natural starch.Keywords: starch, coated printing paper, amylase, viscosity.  ABSTRAK Penelitian ini dilakukan melalui beberapa tahapan. Tahap I adalah pembuatan kertas dasar dengan menggunakan bahan baku 80% serat pendek atau leaf bleached kraft pulp (LBKP) dan 20% serat panjang atau needle bleached kraft pulp ( NBKP) digiling secara terpisah hingga mencapai derajat giling 300 ml CSF. Selanjutnya pulp dicampur ke dalam bahan kimia yang terdiri 15 % CaCO3, 0,6% AKD, 1,5% pati kationik dan Poliakrilamida sebesar 0,5% terhadap berat kering pulp. Lembaran dibuat pada gramatur 60 g/m2. Tahap II adalah pembuatan pati termodifikasi enzimatis pada kondisi inkubasi suhu sekitar 70 – 75oC, pH : 6,5 – 7,0, waktu selama 15 menit dengan penambahan amilase sebesar 0,05%. Tahap III adalah proses penyalutan kertas dasar dengan pati termodifikasi enzimatis, sebagai pembanding menggunakan pati alam maupun pati komersial. Kemudian dilakukan pengujian terhadap lembaran yang dihasilkan meliputi : derajat putih, kekasaran, penetrasi minyak, ketahanan cabut, daya serap air dan pH. Selanjutnya dilakukan uji coba di industri dengan komposisi pigmen kaolin dan kalsium karbonat 40 : 60 menggunakan pati enzim, pati komersial, dan pati alam. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan bahwa viskositas untuk pati alam, pati enzim dan pati komersial masing-masing adalah sebasar 8000 cPs, 26 cPs dan 114 cPs. Penggunaan pati modifikasi enzim memberikan sifat kertas yang paling baik. Hasil replikasi percobaan di laboratorium industri, pati enzim juga menghasilkan sifat kertas yang lebih baik.Kata kunci: pati, kertas cetak salut, amilase, viskositas.  


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-235
Author(s):  
MIKKO KARJALAINEN ◽  
ARI ÄMMÄLÄ ◽  
PÄIVI ROUSU ◽  
JOUKO NIINIMÄKI

The wide availability of wheat straw makes it a promising raw material for various fiber products, but its heterogeneity makes it a challenging material to use. In addition to reducing paper properties, some cell types cause processing problems such as silicate deposition and poor dewatering. The aims of this work were to examine the fractionation tendency of wheat straw pulp cells in flotation and to determine the effect of fractionation on paper strength properties. A cell type categorization based on automatic optical fiber analysis was used to assess fractionation. The results showed that epidermal cells can be selectively enriched from unbleached wheat straw pulp by flotation and other short cells had a tendency to become enriched in the overflow fraction. The underflow fraction consisted mostly of fibrous material, as well as vessel elements and long parenchyma cells. Removal of the epidermal cells from pulp will reduce its silicate content and improve the strength properties of the paper.


2011 ◽  
Vol 236-238 ◽  
pp. 1116-1119
Author(s):  
Hui Juan Xiu ◽  
Qin Han ◽  
Li Jun Wang ◽  
Jin Bao Li

Modifing wheat straw pulp fibers via in situ graft copolymerization has been regarded as one of the effective approaches to improve paper properties. In this work,modified fibers were prepared by in situ graft copolymerization of caprolactam onto fibers surface using potassium persulphate-sodium bisulfite as a free radical initiator under alkaline medium. The optimum process parameters of the grafting reaction were followed: the ratio of modifier dosage to fiber was 0.5 ,the ratio of initiator dosage to fiber was 0.1, the ratio of sodium bisulfite to potassium persulphate was 4:5, pulp consistency was 5% ,the reaction time was 2h,the reaction temperature was at 60°C. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was performed to confirm the existence of the grafted copolymers on the surface of fibers. Furthermore, the paper physical properties of the grafted pulp are improved remarkably.


Author(s):  
K. W. Robinson

Tension wood (TW) is an abnormal tissue of hardwood trees; although it has been isolated from most parts of the tree, it is frequently found on the upper side of branches and leaning stems. TW has been classically associated with geotropic alignment, but more recently it has been associated with fast growth. Paper made from TW is generally lower in strength properties. Consequently, the paper industries' growing dependence on fast growing, short- rotation trees will result in higher amounts of TW in the final product and a corresponding reduction in strength.Relatively few studies have dealt with the role of TW in the structure of paper. It was suggested that the lower strength properties of TW were due to a combination of factors, namely, its unique morphology, compression failures in the cell wall, and lower hemicellulose content. Central to the unique morphology of the TW fiber is the thick gelatinous layer (G-layer) composed almost entirely of pure cellulose.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 643-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT J. OGLESBY ◽  
HUMPHREY J. MOYNIHAN ◽  
RICARDO B. SANTOS ◽  
ASHOK GHOSH ◽  
PETER W. HART

The impact of commercially prepared, fully bleached pulp viscosity variation on handsheet physical properties was evaluated at different levels of pulp refining. Hardwood pulps from the same brownstock species mix, cooking parameters, and kappa numbers were processed through two different commercial bleach plants: one with a D0(EP)D1D2 sequence and the second with an OD0(EOP)D1 sequence. Additionally, a commercial softwood (predominately Scotts pine) brownstock pulp bleached by an OD0(EP)D1D2 sequence was employed in this study. Pulps with viscosities ranging from 14 to 21 mPa∙s were refined in a Valley beater to two freeness levels, and the associated handsheet physical properties were measured in this study. Over the pulp viscosity range of 14 to 21 mPa∙s, no clear correlation was found to exist between pulp viscosity and related paper physical properties. Finally, a series of laboratory prepared bleached pulps were purposely prepared under non-ideal conditions to reduce their final viscosities to lower values. Handsheets made from these pulps were tested in their unbeaten condition for physical strength properties. Significant and rapid strength loss occurred when the measured pulp viscosity dropped below 12 mPa∙s; overall strength properties showed no correlation to viscosity above the critical 12 mPa∙s value.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
PEDRAM FATEHI ◽  
LIYING QIAN ◽  
RATTANA KITITERAKUN ◽  
THIRASAK RIRKSOMBOON ◽  
HUINING XIAO

The application of an oppositely charged dual polymer system is a promising approach to enhance paper strength. In this work, modified chitosan (MCN), a cationic polymer, and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), an anionic polymer, were used sequentially to improve paper strength. The adsorption of MCN on cellulose fibers was analyzed via polyelectrolyte titration. The formation of MCN/CMC complex in water and the deposition of this complex on silicon wafers were investigated by means of atomic force microscope and quasi-elastic light scattering techniques. The results showed that paper strength was enhanced slightly with a layer-by-layer assembly of the polymers. However, if the washing stage, which was required for layer-by-layer assembly, was eliminated, the MCN/CMC complex was deposited on fibers more efficiently, and the paper strength was improved more significantly. The significant improvement was attributed to the extra development of fiber bonding, confirmed further by scanning electron microscope observation of the bonding area of fibers treated with or without washing. However, the brightness of papers was somewhat decreased by the deposition of the complex on fibers. Higher paper strength also was achieved using rapid drying rather than air drying.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 631-638
Author(s):  
FREDERIC KREPLIN ◽  
HANS-JOACHIM PUTZ ◽  
SAMUEL SCHABEL

Paper for recycling is an important fiber source for the production of corrugated base paper. The change in production capacity toward more and more packaging papers affects the composition of paper for recycling and influences the paper quality. This research project investigated the influence of the multiple recycling of five different corrugated base papers (kraftliner, neutral sulfite semichemical [NSSC] fluting, corrugating medium, testliner 2, and testliner 3) on suspension and strength properties under laboratory conditions. The corrugated board base papers were repulped in a low consistency pulper and processed into Rapid-Köthen laboratory sheets. The sheets were then recycled up to 15 times in the same process. In each cycle, the suspension and the paper properties were recorded. In particular, the focus was on corrugated board-specific parameters, such as short-span compression test, ring crush test, corrugating medium test, and burst. The study results indicate how multiple recycling under laboratory conditions affects fiber and paper properties.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 515-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
EIJA KENTTÄ ◽  
HANNA KOSKELA ◽  
SARA PAUNONEN ◽  
KARITA KINNUNEN-RAUDASKOSKI ◽  
TUOMO HJELT

This paper reports experiments on silica coating formulations that are suitable for application as a thin pigment layer with foam coating technique on a paper web. To understand the foaming properties of nanosilica dispersions, the critical micelle concentration, foam half-life time, and foam bubble size stability were determined with three different foaming agents. The results indicate that the bubble stability measurement is a useful characterization method for foam coating purposes. Pilot foam coating trials were done and the effects of the chosen foaming agents were studied on the properties of the nanosilica-coated paper. The surface hydrophilicity of silica coated paper was related not only to silica pigment, but also to the chemical nature of the foaming agent. Standard paper properties were not affected by the thin silica coating.


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