Transparent and Printable Regenerated Kenaf Cellulose/PVA Film
Cellulose was extracted from kenaf core powder by a series of bleaching processes and subsequently dissolved using an alkaline LiOH/urea solvent at low temperatures. The produced cellulose solution was mixed with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with different ratios of cellulose/PVA and coagulated to produc...
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| author | Hatika Kaco Sarani Zakaria Chin Hua Chia Lina Zhang |
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| description | Cellulose was extracted from kenaf core powder by a series of bleaching processes and subsequently dissolved using an alkaline LiOH/urea solvent at low temperatures. The produced cellulose solution was mixed with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with different ratios of cellulose/PVA and coagulated to produce regenerated transparent films. The films were then air dried to produce transparent film. The effects of PVA content on tensile index, transparency, pore size, and printability of the films were studied. A slight reduction of 7% on the tensile index of the film was observed when the content of PVA increased to 10%. Nevertheless, the addition of 10% of PVA increased the porosity of the regenerated cellulose/PVA film, while the transparency of the film increased by 10%. The films were color-printed using a laser printer and can be recycled, in which the printed ink can be removed easily from the films with higher amount of PVA content. In addition, the films can be reprinted repeatedly several times. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80ac3b8ad28b49499af25c41a719e58a2022-12-21T18:19:24ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21261930-21262014-02-01922167217810.15376/biores.9.2.2167-2178Transparent and Printable Regenerated Kenaf Cellulose/PVA FilmHatika Kaco0Sarani Zakaria1Chin Hua Chia2Lina Zhang3Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaWuhan UniversityCellulose was extracted from kenaf core powder by a series of bleaching processes and subsequently dissolved using an alkaline LiOH/urea solvent at low temperatures. The produced cellulose solution was mixed with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with different ratios of cellulose/PVA and coagulated to produce regenerated transparent films. The films were then air dried to produce transparent film. The effects of PVA content on tensile index, transparency, pore size, and printability of the films were studied. A slight reduction of 7% on the tensile index of the film was observed when the content of PVA increased to 10%. Nevertheless, the addition of 10% of PVA increased the porosity of the regenerated cellulose/PVA film, while the transparency of the film increased by 10%. The films were color-printed using a laser printer and can be recycled, in which the printed ink can be removed easily from the films with higher amount of PVA content. In addition, the films can be reprinted repeatedly several times.http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_2_2167_Kaco_Transparent_Kenaf_CelluloseReprintInk adhesionPorosityFilm |
| spellingShingle | Hatika Kaco Sarani Zakaria Chin Hua Chia Lina Zhang Transparent and Printable Regenerated Kenaf Cellulose/PVA Film BioResources Reprint Ink adhesion Porosity Film |
| title | Transparent and Printable Regenerated Kenaf Cellulose/PVA Film |
| title_full | Transparent and Printable Regenerated Kenaf Cellulose/PVA Film |
| title_fullStr | Transparent and Printable Regenerated Kenaf Cellulose/PVA Film |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transparent and Printable Regenerated Kenaf Cellulose/PVA Film |
| title_short | Transparent and Printable Regenerated Kenaf Cellulose/PVA Film |
| title_sort | transparent and printable regenerated kenaf cellulose pva film |
| topic | Reprint Ink adhesion Porosity Film |
| url | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_2_2167_Kaco_Transparent_Kenaf_Cellulose |
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