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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 89, Issue 2-3, Pages 216-220Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2003.12.026
Keywords
lumen loading; retention aid; polyethylenimine; magnetic filler; physical properties
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Magnetic pulps were prepared from unbleached kenaf (hibiscus cannabinus L.) kraft pulps. Fe3O4 or magnetite powder was used to load into the pulp's lumen and pit. Aluminum sulphate [Al-2(SO4)(3)] (alum) and polyethylenimine (PEI), both mainly function as retention aid were used throughout the experiment and found to be beneficial in the preparation of this magnetic pulps. The ash content method was used to determine the amount of magnetite retained in the lumen and pit. The utilization of PEI up to 2% per pulp fibres was found to be the best result on lumen loading. The deposition of magnetite powder in lumen and pit is found decrease as the addition of PEI used is more than 2% per pulp fibres. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) clearly shows the distribution of magnetite deposited in the lumen. Tensile index and folding endurance of the loaded fibre decreased slightly as the percentage of loading pigment increased. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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