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The effect of water‐soluble polymers on rheology of microfibrillar cellulose suspension and dynamic mechanical properties of paper sheet
Author(s) -
Vesterinen ArjaHelena,
Myllytie Petri,
Laine Janne,
Seppälä Jukka
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.31832
Subject(s) - rheology , viscoelasticity , materials science , carboxymethyl cellulose , suspension (topology) , polymer , dynamic mechanical analysis , viscosity , composite material , cellulose , fiber , chemical engineering , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics , engineering , metallurgy , sodium
Rheological properties of fiber/polymer suspensions and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) of paper sheets containing the same polymers were measured. Correlations between viscoelastic properties of suspensions and strength of paper sheet are presented. Rheological properties of suspensions of microfibrillar cellulose (MFC) and a set of water soluble polymers were measured. Rheological properties of these complex fluids vary considerably depending on the added polymer. A suspension of fiber and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) exhibits a viscosity higher than the sum of the viscosity of the individual components in the suspension. In contrast, when cationic starch (CS) is used together with the fiber, the yielding behavior rather than the viscosity is characteristic of the suspension. Dynamic mechanical properties of paper sheets containing CMC or CS as additives were studied at different humidity levels. Different yielding behavior observed in oscillatory rheology can be correlated with straining behavior in dynamic mechanical properties. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010