Polysaccharide stabilized nanoparticles for deacidification and strengthening of paper

Lunjakorn Amornkitbamrung; Tamilselvan Mohan; Silvo Hribernik; Victoria Reichel; Damien Faivre; Adriana Gregorova; Patricia Engel; Rupert Kargl; Volker Ribitsch

doi:10.1039/C4RA15153D

Polysaccharide stabilized nanoparticles for deacidification and strengthening of paper†

Lunjakorn Amornkitbamrung,^a Tamilselvan Mohan,*^a Silvo Hribernik,^b Victoria Reichel,^c Damien Faivre,^c Adriana Gregorova,^d Patricia Engel,^e Rupert Kargl^b and Volker Ribitsch^a

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^a Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, AT 8010 Graz, Austria
E-mail: tamilselvan.mohan@uni-graz.at
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^b Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Engineering Materials and Design, University of Maribor, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

^c Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam-Golm Science Park Am Mühlenberg 1 OT Golm, Potsdam, DE 14469, Germany

^d Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, AT 8010 Graz, Austria

^e European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, Donau-Universität Krems, Dr Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems, Austria

Abstract

This paper reports an investigation on the use of a highly stable colloidal organic dispersion consisting of a polysaccharide derivative and alkaline nanoparticles for the simultaneous deacidification and strengthening of aged historical wood pulp (HWP) and new paper. Colloidal dispersions of Mg(OH)₂ nanoparticles (size ca. 150 nm) stabilized by trimethylsilyl cellulose (TMSC) in hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) are employed for paper treatments. The influence of the polymer shell on the morphology of the particles and the stability of the dispersions, and polymer–particles interactions are examined. A correlation between the polymer concentration and stability of the nanoparticles is established. The influence of the particle–polymer coatings on the optical appearance, the pH, the alkaline reserve and the strength of the paper is investigated by pH-measurements of cold-extracts, back-titrations, artificial aging and mechanical testing. Infrared spectroscopy confirmed the irreversible deposition of nanoparticles and TMSC on the paper. The surfaces are evenly coated as confirmed by electron microscopy and contact angle measurements, and the coating does not change the optical appearance of the paper. Results from pH measurements and back-titrations have proven neutralization of acids and an alkaline reserve of 60 meq [OH⁻]/100 g of paper before aging and 41 meq [OH⁻]/100 g of paper after aging. Upon aging TMSC is hydrolyzed into cellulose and the coated paper exhibits a 20% higher tensile strength than uncoated paper.

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