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A Molecular Investigation Of Absorption Onto Mineral Pigments, Brian J. Ninness
A Molecular Investigation Of Absorption Onto Mineral Pigments, Brian J. Ninness
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Pigment suspensions are important in several processes such as ceramics, paints, inks, and coatings. In the wet state, pigments are combined with a variety of chemical species such as polymers, surfactants, and polyelectrolytes which produce a complex colloidal system. The adsorption, desorption, and redistribution of these species at the pigment - aqueous solution interface can have an impact on the behavior in both the wet state or its final dried state. The goal of this work is to establish a molecular picture of the adsorption properties of these pigmented systems. A novel in situ infrared technique has been developed which …
The Influence Of Fiber Swelling On Paper Wetting, Sedef Akinli-Kocak
The Influence Of Fiber Swelling On Paper Wetting, Sedef Akinli-Kocak
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The water uptake behavior of fibers, especially those at the surface of paper, influences printing and coating operations. The dynamic water uptake behavior of the surface fibers may determine the initial consolidation of the coating at the surface and the penetration of coating into the paper, but clear studies on this topic have not been reported in the literature. Four different fiber types and seven different paper sheets were investigated in the present study. The three different fiber types were prepared by carboxymethylation of softwood kraft pulp thereby producing pulps with different water uptake values. The fiber length and water …