Enhancing the properties of carboxymethylated nanofibrillated cellulose by inclusion of water in the pre-treatment process

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 372-378

  Naderi, Ali ^a   Erlandsson, Johan ^b   Sundström, Jonas ^a   Lindström, Tom ^a  

^a INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carboxymethylation; Charge distribution; Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC); Solvent; Water retention value (WVR)

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; SOLVENTS; PULP;

CARBOXYMETHYLATED; CARBOXYMETHYLATION; CHARGED GROUPS; HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (NFC); PRETREATMENT PROCESS; WATER RETENTION VALUE;

WATER TREATMENT; CELLULOSE;

CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; SWELLING; WATER RETENTION; CARBOXYMETHYLATION; CELLULOSE; DELAMINATION; PRETREATMENT; PROCESSES; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 84982124229     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: 20000669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2016-31-03-p372-378     Document Type: Article

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