NOVEL STARCH SOLUTION PREPARED FROM THE STARCH IN NAOH/THIOUREA/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION AS SURFACE SIZING AGENT

Novel starch solutions were prepared by dissolving starch in NaOH/ thiourea/ urea aqueous solution, and they were further used as a surface sizing agent at high solids content in papermaking to improve the surface strength of papers. Two methods were adopted to dissolve the starch. In method A dry s...

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Main Authors: Xu-Qing Wang, Xiao-Fan Zhou
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Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2011-04-01
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_06_2_1926_Wang_Z_Novel_Starch_Solution_Thiourea_Size_Press/973
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description Novel starch solutions were prepared by dissolving starch in NaOH/ thiourea/ urea aqueous solution, and they were further used as a surface sizing agent at high solids content in papermaking to improve the surface strength of papers. Two methods were adopted to dissolve the starch. In method A dry starch granules were directly added into the prepared solution. In method B a starch slurry was mixed with the prepared solution. The results revealed that method B was more effective than method A to achieve a lower viscosity of the starch solution. Dissolving temperature played an important role in dissolution of the starch. The viscosity values decreased with a decrease in the temperature of sample preparation. The starch dissolved in 4 wt% NaOH – 3 wt% urea – 3 wt% thiourea aqueous solution at -10°C were optimized to do the further application experiments. This kind of starch solution had lower viscosity and reached better viscosity-temperature stability, the viscosity was stable over a broad range of temperatures, and it also can be stored for over one month under room temperature. The surface sized papers with them had outstanding surface strength. Moreover, the prepared starch solutions were investigated by infrared spectroscopic analysis and scanning electron microscope, respectively, showing the structure of the starch solution.
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spelling doaj.art-faff99c52c1f49788e9fecc3cb4f9ff72022-12-22T02:20:51ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262011-04-016219261938NOVEL STARCH SOLUTION PREPARED FROM THE STARCH IN NAOH/THIOUREA/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION AS SURFACE SIZING AGENTXu-Qing WangXiao-Fan ZhouNovel starch solutions were prepared by dissolving starch in NaOH/ thiourea/ urea aqueous solution, and they were further used as a surface sizing agent at high solids content in papermaking to improve the surface strength of papers. Two methods were adopted to dissolve the starch. In method A dry starch granules were directly added into the prepared solution. In method B a starch slurry was mixed with the prepared solution. The results revealed that method B was more effective than method A to achieve a lower viscosity of the starch solution. Dissolving temperature played an important role in dissolution of the starch. The viscosity values decreased with a decrease in the temperature of sample preparation. The starch dissolved in 4 wt% NaOH – 3 wt% urea – 3 wt% thiourea aqueous solution at -10°C were optimized to do the further application experiments. This kind of starch solution had lower viscosity and reached better viscosity-temperature stability, the viscosity was stable over a broad range of temperatures, and it also can be stored for over one month under room temperature. The surface sized papers with them had outstanding surface strength. Moreover, the prepared starch solutions were investigated by infrared spectroscopic analysis and scanning electron microscope, respectively, showing the structure of the starch solution.http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_06_2_1926_Wang_Z_Novel_Starch_Solution_Thiourea_Size_Press/973StarchNaOH/Thiourea/Urea aqueous solutionSurface sizing
spellingShingle Xu-Qing Wang
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NOVEL STARCH SOLUTION PREPARED FROM THE STARCH IN NAOH/THIOUREA/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION AS SURFACE SIZING AGENT
BioResources
Starch
NaOH/Thiourea/Urea aqueous solution
Surface sizing
title NOVEL STARCH SOLUTION PREPARED FROM THE STARCH IN NAOH/THIOUREA/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION AS SURFACE SIZING AGENT
title_full NOVEL STARCH SOLUTION PREPARED FROM THE STARCH IN NAOH/THIOUREA/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION AS SURFACE SIZING AGENT
title_fullStr NOVEL STARCH SOLUTION PREPARED FROM THE STARCH IN NAOH/THIOUREA/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION AS SURFACE SIZING AGENT
title_full_unstemmed NOVEL STARCH SOLUTION PREPARED FROM THE STARCH IN NAOH/THIOUREA/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION AS SURFACE SIZING AGENT
title_short NOVEL STARCH SOLUTION PREPARED FROM THE STARCH IN NAOH/THIOUREA/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION AS SURFACE SIZING AGENT
title_sort novel starch solution prepared from the starch in naoh thiourea urea aqueous solution and its application as surface sizing agent
topic Starch
NaOH/Thiourea/Urea aqueous solution
Surface sizing
url http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_06_2_1926_Wang_Z_Novel_Starch_Solution_Thiourea_Size_Press/973
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