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The effect of carbon nanoparticles on cellulosic handsheets

  • Merve Engin ORCID logo and Nusret Kaya ORCID logo EMAIL logo
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Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal
From the journal Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal Volume 38 Issue 4

Abstract

This article describes the study of the effects of carbon nanoparticles on fibrous cellulosic webs. The handsheets were coated with coating colours containing graphene oxide (GO), carbon nanotube (CNT) and super conductive black carbon (SCBC) nanoparticles at different concentrations. The Raman method was used to assess the quality of the carbon materials and the changes in the band gap of the nanoparticles deposited on the handsheets. The influence of the type and content of the nanoparticles on the structural, mechanical, chemical and electrical properties of the composites was investigated and discussed. It was found that the range of failure modes and fracture surfaces seen in the SEM image is due to the influence of the different carbon materials as the main source of coating colour. The experimental percolation threshold curve and the total surface electrical resistivity of the samples were investigated. The SCBC coated samples exhibited low percolation threshold and comparatively high electrical conductivity at a certain maximum concentration. Each composite exhibited a pronounced stress distribution along the surface layer and the nanoparticle distribution was uniform. The surface resistance of the coated handsheets declined by about 14.103 times with the addition of only 1.0 wt% SCBC compared to the control sample. The composites coated with GO and SCBC nanoparticles at a concentration of 1.0 wt% had the highest tensile strength values.

Keywords: carbone nanotube (CNT); graphene oxide (GO); handsheet; super conductive black carbon nanoparticles (SCBC); surface coating
Corresponding author: Nusret Kaya, Faculty of Forestry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Çiğli, İzmir 35620, Türkiye, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors express their gratitude to the Nanography Nano Technology Inc. company for providing the super conductive carbon black nanomaterial.

  1. Research ethics: Not applicable.

  2. Author contributions: Nusret Kaya and Merve Engin conducted this research. Merve Engin produced the papers (handsheets) made from pure cellulose used in the composite, and both authors supported the subsequent surface treatments and tests. Nusret Kaya’s skills and experience were beneficial in interpreting Raman and UV spectrophotometer test findings. Both authors contributed to the analysis results and the article’s writing and editing.

  3. Competing interests: The authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity that has a financial or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

  4. Data availability: If necessary, all prepared specimens and test-related data can be provided. The authors keep all of them to demonstrate the uniqueness and reality of our work.

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Received: 2023-07-13
Accepted: 2023-10-20
Published Online: 2023-11-09
Published in Print: 2023-12-15

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Keywords for this article
carbone nanotube (CNT); graphene oxide (GO); handsheet; super conductive black carbon nanoparticles (SCBC); surface coating

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