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Enhancing Hydrophobic Properties in Olive Oil-Coated Papers through Thermal Treatment.

Enhancing Hydrophobic Properties in Olive Oil-Coated Papers through Thermal Treatment.

Authors :
Loesch-Zhang, Amelia
Meckel, Tobias
Biesalski, Markus
Geissler, Andreas
Source :
Coatings (2079-6412); Mar2024, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p364, 13p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Enhancing paper hydrophobicity is of key importance for many paper-based applications. Fatty acids or vegetable oils and their derivatives replace environmentally harmful conventional coating materials but still require challenging chemical reactions for covalent attachment onto paper. Here, we show that simple storage of olive oil-coated cotton linter paper at 70 °C and subsequent Soxhlet extraction is able to endow paper with hydrophobic properties, reaching water contact angles above 130°. In-depth chemical and morphological analytics show the relevance of temperature and air accessibility during the aging process compared with aging at ambient temperature and under the exclusion of oxygen, underlining the importance of assessing a coating's long-term performance and stability under diverse storage conditions. Simple storage of vegetable oil-coated paper at elevated temperatures followed by extraction proves to be an easy way to produce stable covalently attached hydrophobic paper coatings with exceptionally low coating amounts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20796412
Volume :
14
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Coatings (2079-6412)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
176302331
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14030364