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Reduction of water wettability of nanofibrillated cellulose by adsorption of cationic surfactants

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Adsorption isotherms of single and double chain cationic surfactants with different chain length (cetyltrimethyl-, didodecyl- and dihexadecyl ammonium bromide) onto cellulose nanofibrils were determined. Nanofibrillated cellulose, also known as microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), with varying contents of carboxyl groups (different surface charge) was prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation followed by mechanical fibrillation. The fibril charge was characterized by potentiometric and conductometric titration. Surfactant adsorption was verified by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Wetting and adhesion of water onto fibril films was determined by contact angle measurements. Small aggregates (admicelles) of surfactant were shown to form on the nanofibril surfaces, well below critical micelle concentrations. The results demonstrate the possibility of using cationic surfactants to systematically control the degree of water wettability of cellulose nanofibrils.

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This project was supported by the Research Council of Norway, Södra Cell, Akzo Nobel and Jotun. Dr. Leena-Sisko Johansson, Aalto University, Department of Forest Products and Technology, is thanked for the XPS analyses.

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  1. Ugelstad Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Klodian Xhanari, Kristofer Paso & Per Stenius

  2. Paper and Fibre Research Institute, Høgskoleringen 6 B, 7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Kristin Syverud & Gary Chinga-Carrasco

  3. PS Interfaces, Centralvägen 18 F, 18432, Åkersberga, Sweden

    Per Stenius

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Xhanari, K., Syverud, K., Chinga-Carrasco, G. et al. Reduction of water wettability of nanofibrillated cellulose by adsorption of cationic surfactants. Cellulose 18, 257–270 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-010-9482-y

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