Journal
CELLULOSE
Volume 27, Issue 10, Pages 6001-6010Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-020-03184-9
Keywords
Cellulose micro; nano fibrils; Gamut area; Inkjet printing; Paper; Print-through
Funding
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal [SFRH/BDE/108095/2015]
- Portugal 2020 through European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [246/AXIS II/2017, 21874]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BDE/108095/2015] Funding Source: FCT
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The use of nanocelluloses is being conducted for the most diverse applications. Their performance as coating agent has been mainly explored to improve barrier properties, as they emerge as perfect candidate for plastic substitution, but it is also important to explore their potential to improve printing quality. In the present work, the influence of different nanocelluloses, obtained through mechanical, enzymatic, TEMPO-mediated oxidation and carboxymethylation treatments, in the coating process and inkjet printability of office papers was assessed. The results revealed that the cellulose nanofibrils are better for printability than the microfibrils. But the size and charge of the former must be taken into account, since fibrils of very small size penetrate the paper structure, dragging the pigments from the surface, and very anionic nanofibrils can also have negative influence on the optical density. Besides, an interesting synergy between surface-sizing starch and the cellulose nanofibrils was found to occur as the latter closed the paper structure, which prevented starch from penetrating, while potentiating both of their positive effects on ink pigment entrapment. An additional study of characterization of inkjet pigments was also performed.
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