Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride: The Question of Covalent Bonding and Chemistry Considerations for Better Sizing—Review
Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride (ASA) is a sizing agent used in papermaking to increase the water repellency of paper. Almost 60 years after the introduction of the chemical in papermaking, scientists still have differing views on how ASA interacts with cellulose. Several experiments were conducted to br...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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Series: | Polymers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/13/2876 |