Structural packaging foams prepared by uni-directional freezing of paper sludge cellulose nanofibres and poly (vinyl alcohol)

Structural packaging foams prepared by uni-directional freezing of paper sludge cellulose nanofibres and poly (vinyl alcohol)

Adu, Cynthia; Rahatekar, Sameer S.; Filby, Jyoti; Ayre, David; Jolly, Mark R.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.06.050
https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14340
Date: 2019-06-15

Citation:

Adu C, Rahatekar S, Filby J, et al., (2019) Structural packaging foams prepared by uni-directional freezing of paper sludge cellulose nanofibres and poly (vinyl alcohol). Materials Letters, Volume 253, October 2019, pp. 242-245

Abstract:

Porous foams from cellulose nanofibres (CNF) and poly-vinyl alcohol CNF/PVA were prepared by uni-directional freezing to create a homogeneous pore structure. The CNF was derived from paper mills sludge (PMS), a by-product of paper manufacturing waste-water treatment. Sodium tetraborate decahydrate (borax) was used as a crosslinking agent. The density of the CNF/PVA foams were 0.03 g cm−3 with a compressive strength of 116 kPa at 20% strain. The foams were competitive to commercial expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam.

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