Abstract
Cellulose nanofibers isolated from unbleached pulp are characterized by different surface properties due to presence of lignin at their surface, in addition to lower cost than isolated from bleached pulp. In the current work, the effect of cellulose nanofibers isolated from unbleached neutral sulfite and bleached soda rice straw pulps (so called UBCNF and BCNF) on improving paper sheet properties of unbleached and bleached rice straw pulp (so called UBP and BP) was studied. The effect on mechanical properties (tensile strength, burst strength, and tearing resistance) and physical properties (porosity and water vapor permeability) was studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to assist in explaining the obtained results. The result showed that using BCNF and BP resulted in better improvement in mechanical properties and also more effective in reducing porosity of paper sheets than in case of using UBCNF and UBP. These results indicated stronger bonding between nanofibers and pulps’ fibers in case of using BCNF and BP (surfaces rich in cellulose hydroxyl groups) than in case of UBCNF and UBP (surfaces rich in lignin). Water vapor permeability of paper sheets made from unbleached or bleached pulps did not significantly affect by the addition the nanofibers.
Funding statement: This work was supported by National Research Centre.
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Author contributions: Conceptualization, M. H.; Funding Acquisition, M. H.; Investigation, M. H., W. S. A.-E, A. A., E. H.; Methodology, M. H., W. S. A.-E., A. A., E. H.; Project Administration, M. H.; Supervision, M. H.; Writing—Original Draft, M. H.; Writing—Review & Editing, M. H., W. S. A.-E., A. A., E. H.
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Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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