Adsorption of Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) Adhesive Emulsion from Aqueous Solution by Lignin-Phenol Based Cationic Surfactant Modified Organic Kieselguhr
The kieselguhr was modified by the lignin-based cationic surfactant which obtained from the Mannich reaction. Modified organic kieselguhr exhibited favorable adsorption to adhesive and fine colloidal substance. Dissolved and colloidal substances (DCS) appeared in the secondary fibre reuse process interfered the pulping and papermaking seriously. The organic clay could remove the stickies substances through adsorption approach technically. In this paper, PVAc was chosen as the simulacrum of stickies because of its wide application as the adhesives in wood, textile, paint, paper processing and other industries. The organic kieselguhr was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and infrared spectrum (IR), etc. Then the adsorption experiment of PVAc emulsion from aqueous solution was carried out. 78.61% of the adhesive was absorbed by the organic kieselguhr, while the untreated clay only removed 53.41%. Common cationic surfactant, such as dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (DTAB) and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), the modified clays were taken as the reference substance. The results indicated that the modified organic kieselguhr had well absorption efficacy to the stickies simulacrum, which provided a novel approach for the stickies controlling.