Structural packaging foams prepared by uni-directional freezing of paper sludge cellulose nanofibres and poly (vinyl alcohol)
| dc.contributor.author | Adu, Cynthia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rahatekar, Sameer S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Filby, Jyoti | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ayre, David | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jolly, Mark R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-15T09:53:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-15T09:53:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-06-15 | |
| dc.description.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. | en_UK |
| dc.identifier.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 | en_UK |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0167-577X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.06.050 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14340 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_UK |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_UK |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
| dc.subject | Cellulose nanofibres | en_UK |
| dc.subject | Aerogel | en_UK |
| dc.subject | Foam | en_UK |
| dc.subject | Ice-templating | en_UK |
| dc.title | Structural packaging foams prepared by uni-directional freezing of paper sludge cellulose nanofibres and poly (vinyl alcohol) | en_UK |
| dc.type | Article | en_UK |