RT Journal Article
T1 Valorization of Corn Stalk by the Production of Cellulose Nanofibers to Improve Recycled Paper Properties
A1 Balea Martín, Ana
A1 Fuente González, Elena de la
A1 Merayo, Noemí
A1 Delgado-Aguilar, Marc
A1 Mutje, Pere
A1 Blanco Suárez, María Ángeles
A1 Negro Álvarez, Carlos Manuel
AB Corn stalk, an agricultural waste, was valorized by the production of cellulose nanofibers (CNF), which were tested for improving recycled paper properties. CNF from eucalyptus kraft pulp (E-CNF) was used as a reference. Addition of 0.5% wt. CNF produced from corn organosolv pulp (C-CNF) to recycled paper increased the tensile index by 20%, whereas the same improvement with E-CNF was achieved at 1.5% wt. Tensile index was further enhanced by increasing the E-CNF, whereas C-CNF achieved its maximum effect at this dose. Different recycled furnish compositions were studied to evaluate C-CNF as a product additive. C-CNF improved tensile strength in all the different recycled furnishes studied. The tensile index improvement caused by C-CNF did not depend on the proportions of old newspaper and old magazine paper used. Addition of C-CNF to recycled corrugated board fluting increased the tensile strength, but to a slightly lower extent than in the case of recycled newsprint paper.
PB North Carolina State University
SN 1930-2126
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88917
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88917
LA eng
NO Balea, A., Merayo, N., Fuente, E., Delgado-Aguilar, M., Mutje, P., Blanco, A., & Negro, C. (2016). Valorization of corn stalk by the production of cellulose nanofibers to improve recycled paper properties. BioResources, 11(2), 3416-3431.
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 5 abr 2025