Effects of sequential plasma modification and alkali treatment applied to cellulose fibers on the properties of the paper
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Meral Coban Ugurdan
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Ayşe Aytac
Abstract
This study investigates the effects of plasma treatment, alkaline treatment, and their sequential application on eucalyptus cellulose fibers and laboratory-made paper sheets. Handsheet samples were prepared from eucalyptus cellulose under four different conditions: untreated (control), plasma-treated, alkaline-treated, and plasma-treated followed by alkaline treatment. The untreated eucalyptus cellulose handsheets served as the control group. Plasma treatment was performed in air under a vacuum of 89.2 kPa using a 100 kHz radio frequency at a flow rate of 0.6 L/min. The samples were exposed to 200 W of radio frequency power for 2 min on both sides. Alkaline treatment was applied at concentrations of 1 and 3 wt%. In the sequential treatment, the alkaline solution was applied at the same concentrations following plasma modification on both sides under the same conditions. An increase in plasma intensity and treatment duration resulted in a decrease in dry tensile strength. Overall, the use of modified fibers had a significant impact on the water absorption properties of the handsheets. This study highlights the potential of sequential fiber modification to enhance paper properties and supports the development of more sustainable paper-based products.
Funding source: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
Award Identifier / Grant number: Project No: 118C137
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to the Hayat Kimya company and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (Project No: 118C137) for supporting this study.
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Research ethics: All authors have read and understood the ‘‘Ethical Responsibilities of Authors’’ in the journal’s ‘‘Submission Guidelines’’, including the passage on screening for plagiarism with computer software.
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Author contributions: Meral COBAN UGURDAN: Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Formal Analysis, Funding acquisition, Visualization, Writing-original draft, Writing-review & editing. Ayse AYTAC: Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Resources, Writing-review & editing.
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Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: This work was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, Project No: 118C137.
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Data availability: Data is available upon request.
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- Mechanical Pulping
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- Paper Physics
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- Effects of sequential plasma modification and alkali treatment applied to cellulose fibers on the properties of the paper
- Coating
- Production of nano silver and nano silica coated paper to be used in active packaging
- Insights into bibliometric review for natural coatings for paper-based food packaging: trends, perspectives, and future directions
- RSM optimization of spray-coating parameters to enhance paper strength using cellulose nanocrystals extracted from young coconut husks
- Chemical Technology/Modifications
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