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Preparation of chitosan derivative and its application in papermaking.
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International journal of biological macromolecules [Int J Biol Macromol] 2024 Jan; Vol. 256 (Pt 1), pp. 128371. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 25. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- To improve the paper strength, a number of resins and polymeric materials are being used, which is not environmental friendly and sustainable. Therefore, bio-based paper additives for the papermaking industry are essential. In this investigation, a water soluble biopolymer like carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCh) was prepared. The degree of substitution of the prepared CMCh was 2.49. The solubility of the prepared CMCh was 2.0 (w/v) % at 50 °C, and the conductivity increased with the increase of CMCh concentration in water. The prepared CMCh was applied as dry and wet strength agent of unrefined and refined softwood pulps. Both pulp increased dry and wet strength with increasing CMCh dose. An addition of 2.0 % CMCh increased dry strength by 125 % and wet strength by 293 % of unrefined pulp. On the other hand, the dry and wet tensile index of refined pulp increased from 59.48 N·m/g to 66.11 N·m/g and 2.48 N·m/g to 3.47 N·m/g, respectively, with the addition of 1.0 % CMCh. The CMCh was also used in filler modification. The precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) modified with CMCh increased the ash content in paper with improved strength properties. The CMCh can be used in papermaking both for improving paper strength and filler retention.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Polymers
Excipients
Calcium Carbonate
Water
Chitosan
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-0003
- Volume :
- 256
- Issue :
- Pt 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of biological macromolecules
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38013082
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128371