Mechanical and optical properties of CaCO3 lumen-loaded paper: effect of polyethylenimine and alum

• Main Authors: Rohaya Othman,, Sarani Zakaria,, Chin-Hua Chia,, Ainun Zuriyati,, Nasharuddin Isa,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7354/1/01_Md_Yeaminhossain.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7354/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol39num3_2010/contentsVol39num3_2010.html

Precipitated calcium carbonate fillers were loaded into the lumen of bleached mixed tropical hardwood pulp using polyethylenimine (PEI) and alum. Our results indicated that the addition of (PEI) increased the degree of loading of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) into the lumen of fibers. The deg...