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Papermaking properties of bacterial nanocellulose produced from mother of vinegar, a waste product after classical vinegar production, TAPPI Journal April 2020
ABSTRACT: Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has gained a lot of attention in recent years due to its nano-size-derived properties. Although it is essentially chemically similar to plant-derived cellulose, it has smaller size and is enriched in free hydroxyl groups, which greatly improve mechanical properties of reinforced paper. However, although BNC has some unique features, it comes at a high price. In this paper, we introduce a new solution for BNC production. We have isolated bacterial nanocellulose directly from agro-industrial waste—mother of vinegar—and used it in the production of paper sheets. We show here that paper sheets made with the addition of only 10% bacterial nanocellulose from mother of vinegar substantially improved basic mechanical as well as printing properties of paper.
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Guest Editorial: Forest products: The nanocellulosics frontier, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2011
Guest Editorial: Forest products: The nanocellulosics frontier, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2011
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Effects of different ammonium lignosulfonate contents on the crystallization, rheological behaviors, and thermal and mechanical properties of ethylene propylene diene monomer/polypropylene/ammonium lignosulfonate composites, TAPPI Journal January 2020
ABSTRACT: Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), made from ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and polypropylene (PP) based on reactive blending, has an excellent processing performance and characteristics and a wide range of applications. However, there are currently no reports in the literature regarding the usage of TPE in making composite boards. In this paper, EPDM, PP, and ammonium lignosulfonate (AL) were used as the raw materials, polyethylene wax was used as the plasticizer, and a dicumyl peroxide vulcanization system with dynamic vulcanization was used to make a new kind of composite material. This research studied the influences of the AL contents on the crystallization behaviors, rheological properties, thermal properties, and mechanical properties of the composites. The results showed that the AL content had a noticeable impact on the performance of the composite board. Accordingly, this kind of composite material can be used as an elastomer material for the core layer of laminated flooring.
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Imagine more in coatings, TAPPI JOURNAL, May 2000, Vol. 83(5)
Imagine more in coatings, TAPPI JOURNAL, May 2000, Vol. 83(5)
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Controlling porosity and density of nanocellulose aerogels for superhydrophobic light materials, TAPPI JOURNAL March 2018
Controlling porosity and density of nanocellulose aerogels for superhydrophobic light materials, TAPPI JOURNAL March 2018
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Nanofibrillated cellulose as a coating agent to improve print quality of synthetic fiber sheets, TAPPI JOURNAL November 2010
Nanofibrillated cellulose as a coating agent to improve print quality of synthetic fiber sheets, TAPPI JOURNAL November 2010
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Innovative nanocellulose process breaks the cost barrier, TAPPI JOURNAL May 2014
Innovative nanocellulose process breaks the cost barrier, TAPPI JOURNAL May 2014
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Novel thin functional coatings for paper by foam coating, T
Novel thin functional coatings for paper by foam coating, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2017