scholarly journals Evaluation of Coatings to Improve the Durability and Water-Barrier Properties of Corrugated Cardboard

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Andrea Marinelli ◽  
Maria Vittoria Diamanti ◽  
Andrea Lucotti ◽  
Maria Pia Pedeferri ◽  
Barbara Del Curto

Recently, corrugated cardboard furniture gained interest from the market, yet is limited to indoor application. With an aim toward outdoor usage, water-barrier improvement of such products must be achieved. In this work, three commercially available coating grades (i.e., polymeric, mineral-filled polymeric, and hybrid silica sol-gel products) were spray-coated on corrugated cardboard using a facile, yet readily transferable, process. The investigation assessed the coating performance from the different drying conditions and natural UV-vis weathering effects, characterising their water absorption, hydrophobicity, coating morphology, and colour change. Results show a reduction in water absorption values (up to −98%) for both the polymeric coatings; instead, the hybrid sol-gel coating showed contact angles up to almost 150°. Generally, the SEM micrographs displayed some surface defects as well as good thickness homogeneity. A perceivable colour change occurred for each sample (CIEDE2000 up to 6.41), mainly occurring in the 0–100 h time range. This work provides promising results for the outdoor application of corrugated cardboard furniture.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1015 ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
Thitipong Wutisart

Paper made from water hyacinth which was modified by PLA solvent coating and the PLA content were varied for finding the most appropriate content. The SEM images of both surface and cross section were carried out for showing the interaction between the water hyacinth paper and PLA film. The water barrier properties of PLA content at 0.4 % (W/V) and 0.6 % (W/V) showed the hydrophobic properties of water hyacinth paper. The modified water hyacinth paper could resist water being indicated by water absorption which was over 90 minute/5µL in any PLA content.


Author(s):  
Bruna Rage Baldone Lara ◽  
Paulo Sérgio de Andrade ◽  
Mario Guimarães Junior ◽  
Marali Vilela Dias ◽  
Lizzy Ayra Pereira Alcântara

1994 ◽  
Vol 361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Jung Kim ◽  
Dae Sung Yoon ◽  
Joon Sung Lee ◽  
Chaun Gi Choi ◽  
Won Jong Lee ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe (100), (111) and randomly oriented PZT thin films were fabricated on Pt/Ti/Coming 7059 glass using sol-gel method. The thin films having different orientation were fabricated by different drying conditions for pyrolysis. The preferred orientations of the PZT thin films were observed using XRD, rocking curves, and pole figures. The microstructures were investigated using SEM. The hysteresis loops and capacitance-voltage characteristics of the films were investigated using a standardized ferroelectric test system. The dielectric constant and current-voltage characteristics of the films were investigated using an impedance analyzer and pA meter, respectively. The films oriented in a particular direction showed superior electrical characteristics to the randomly oriented films.


2015 ◽  
Vol 480 ◽  
pp. 93-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge A. Soto Puente ◽  
Kateryna Fatyeyeva ◽  
Stéphane Marais ◽  
Eric Dargent

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (09) ◽  
pp. 1850076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irfan Ullah ◽  
Shaukat Ali Khattak ◽  
Tanveer Ahmad ◽  
Saman ◽  
Nayab Ali Ludhi

The titanium dioxide (TiO2) is synthesized by sol–gel method using titanium-tetra-iso-propoxide (TTIP) as a starting material, and deposited on the pre-cleaned glass substrate using spin coating technique at optimized parameters. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy confirms successful TiO2 growth. The optical properties concerning the transmission and absorption spectra show 85% transparency and 3.28 eV wide optical band gap for indirect transition, calculated from absorbance. The exponential behavior of absorption edge is observed and attributed to the localized states electronic transitions, curtailed in the indirect band gap of the thin film. The film reveals decreasing refractive index with increasing wavelength. The photoluminescence (PL) study ascertains that luminescent properties are due to the surface defects.


2007 ◽  
Vol 111 (42) ◽  
pp. 15325-15330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guirong Pan ◽  
Erik Watkins ◽  
Jaroslaw Majewski ◽  
Dale W. Schaefer

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 11044
Author(s):  
Violeta Purcar ◽  
Valentin Rădițoiu ◽  
Alina Rădițoiu ◽  
Florentina Monica Raduly ◽  
Georgiana Cornelia Ispas ◽  
...  

In this research, we report a simple and inexpensive way to prepare transparent and hydrophobic hybrid coatings through deposition of different silica materials on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) substrates. The silica materials were prepared using an acid-catalyzed sol–gel method at room temperature (25 ± 2 °C), using alkoxysilanes: tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), as the silica source, and ethoxydimethylvinylsilane (DMVES), triethoxyoctylsilane (OTES), and trimethoxyhexadecylsilane (HDTMES), as modifier agents. The obtained materials were characterized (either as powders or as thin films) by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV/Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), atomic force microscopy (AFM), spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), and water contact-angle measurements. UV/Vis spectra showed that the PVC substrate coated with the silica material containing TEOS/DMVES/OTES had a transmittance of about 90% in the wavelength range of 650–780 nm. The water contact angles increased from 83° for uncoated PVC substrate to ~94° for PVC substrates coated with the sol–gel silica materials. These PVC films with hybrid silica coatings can be used as the materials for outdoor applications, such as energy-generating solar panel window blinds or PVC clear Windmaster outdoor blinds.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Cano ◽  
Orlando Castilleja-Escobedo ◽  
L. J. Espinoza-Pérez ◽  
Cecilia Reynosa-Martínez ◽  
Eddie Lopez-Honorato

The effect of yttria concentration (0-33.4 mol%), extraction rates (0.17, 0.33, 0.50, and 0.67 mm s-1), and the number of layers (up to four) on the phase content, surface defects, thickness, hardness, adhesion strength, and wear rate of yttria-stabilized zirconia coatings produced by sol-gel/dip-coating were studied for its use on thermolabile substrates. At 700°C, a metastable tetragonal phase ( t ″ ) was obtained even with 33.4 mol% yttria when heat treated for 24 hours; however, a fully cubic structure was attained by extending the heat treatment up to 48 hours as confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Furthermore, it was necessary to use withdrawal speeds of at least 0.67 mm s-1 to produce defect-free coatings. Although the coatings were produced at low temperature, they showed 41% lower wear rate than steel and an adhesion strength of 30 MPa. Our work stresses the importance of the heat treatment history on the stabilization of the cubic phase in sol-gel YSZ coatings.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2129 (1) ◽  
pp. 012059
Author(s):  
Sitti Fatimah Mhd Ramle ◽  
Aqilah Abdul Rahim ◽  
Nur Hafizzah Jusoh ◽  
Nurul Fazita Mohammad Rawi ◽  
Che Ku Abdullah Che Ku Alam

Abstract In recent times, awareness on plastic pollution had increase which brings innovation on new productions to be environmental friendly. Various polymers has been used to analyse the suitability to produce thin films. In this study, Poly lactic acid (PLA) and Polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) reinforced with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) were investigated. MCC were produced from selected bamboo for obtaining cellulose, then followed by an acidic hydrolysis process for the processing of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC). In this study, the thin film are focusing on the barrier properties such as water absorption, solvent resistance and absorption test. From the results shows that, the lowest rate of water absorption rate is 1.9% by 1% B-MCC/PLA/PBAT, meanwhile, the highest rate of water absorption is 60.1% by 5% C-MCC/PLA/PBAT. The water absorption rate decrease gradually with the decreasing of amount of MCC in the samples. Lastly, the thin film samples can resist with oleic acid solvents as the condition of thin film samples is still remain but they were not resistance with xylene as the thin film samples were shrinked and degraded. This thin film have a potential to replace the non-biodegradable petrochemical polymer based on their properties such as food contact, availability and cost.


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