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Multilayer assembly of ionic starches on old corrugated container recycled cellulosic fibers
Author(s) -
Rudi Hamidreza,
Hamzeh Yahya,
Garmaroody Esmaeil Rasooly,
Petroudy Seyed Rahman Djafari,
Nazhad Mousa M
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5477
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , starch , zeta potential , polyelectrolyte , materials science , pulp (tooth) , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , layer by layer , composite material , chemistry , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry , polymer , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , pathology , medicine , engineering
Abstract In this study, old corrugated container recycled fibers were treated with polyelectrolyte multilayers consisting of biopolymer cationic starch with two degrees of substitution (DS) each in combination with one anionic starch. Pulp zeta potential, paper strength and the thin layer ellipsometry technique were applied to examine the influence of cationic starch DS on the formation of polyelectrolyte multilayers. The results indicated a significant interaction between the DS of cationic starch and the number of ionic starch layers formed. When low‐DS cationic starch was used, the pulp zeta potential and the paper strength increased significantly in assembling the first cationic layer. However, in depositing high‐DS cationic starch a greater zeta potential and a stronger influence on the paper strength were observed with a larger number of starch layers. This was confirmed by thin layer ellipsometry when a greater thickness of multilayers was achieved by employing high‐DS cationic starch to form a higher number of layers. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry