Issue 19, 2012

Strengthening of degraded cellulosic material using a diamine alkylalkoxysilane

Abstract

The physicochemical modifications in papers upon introducing AEAPMDMS (3 N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropylmethyl-dimethoxysilane) as a dry strength and deacidification agent were explored. The double amine functionality was shown to favor penetration in the cellulose fibers, with large uptakes being achieved at low concentration. In situ polymerization in the paper was demonstrated using 29Si CP-MAS and 1H NMR. The distribution of the compound inside and on the fibers' surface was evidenced with SEM-EDS and XPS. The deacidification efficacy was established. The strengthening effect was shown to arise from the interaction of AEAPMDMS with the fibers, and depended on the fiber composition (lignin content) and oxidation state, with a higher efficiency for the less degraded and less lignified fibers. In the most degraded papers, the occurrence of yellowing was interpreted as due to the formation of Schiff bases, where the amine functional group reacts with the carbonyl groups on the oxidized cellulose.

Graphical abstract: Strengthening of degraded cellulosic material using a diamine alkylalkoxysilane

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 May 2012
Accepted
09 Jun 2012
First published
13 Jun 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 7470-7478

Strengthening of degraded cellulosic material using a diamine alkylalkoxysilane

Z. Souguir, A. Dupont, K. Fatyeyeva, G. Mortha, H. Cheradame, S. Ipert and B. Lavédrine, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 7470 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20957H

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