Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for the production of chemically derivatized nanocellulose, comprising the step of a. contacting a precursor cellulosic material with a chemically derivatizing composition to form a liquid reaction mixture, and b. chemically reacting the formed liquid reaction mixture, and c. subjecting the formed liquid reaction mixture to microfluidisation, wherein the steps b. and c. are carried out simultaneously.
Abstract:
The present invention provides for a dispersion containing cellulose particles dispersed in a continuous liquid phase comprising a first and a second continuous liquid phase, wherein the first continuous liquid phase consists of a liquid swelling agent or an aqueous solution of said liquid swelling agent, and the second continuous liquid phase comprises, preferably consists of, one or more organic solvents, with the proviso that the one or more organic solvents of the second continuous liquid phase are not capable of dissolving cellulose, have a boiling point higher than the boiling point of the first continuous liquid phase, and are miscible with the constituents of the swelling composition.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an injection-molding composition comprising at least one polyolefin, at least one delignified wood pulp fiber, at least one maleic anhydride-grafted polyolefin and at least one metal oxide chosen from oxides of alkaline earth metals or of zinc.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed towards a method for spinning anionically modified cellulose comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a suspension of the anionically modified cellulose in a continuous phase; (b) subjecting the suspension to high shear rate; (c) performing spinning by extruding the cellulose suspension through a spinneret into a spin bath comprising a cationic complexing agent, and (d) isolating the spun fibres from the spin bath; as well as fibres obtained based on the method of the invention and paper or board products derived from such fibres.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed towards a method for preparing a stable, high solids suspension of neutral or anionically modified cellulose nanofibrils, preferably having a solid content of neutral or anionically modified cellulose nanofibrils of 6 to 80 %, comprising the steps of: (a) isolating neutral or anionic cellulose nanofibrils from cellulose-based material and (b) preparing a stable suspension of the neutral or anionic cellulose nanofibrils in a (viscous) continuous phase that is suitable for use as a basis for fibre spinning.
Abstract:
The present invention provides for a process for producing dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles or a powderous composition r comprising said particles comprising the steps of: i. providing a first suspension of non-surface modified cellulose particles in an first aqueous liquid, which aqueous liquid is non-solubilizing for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, ii. exchanging substantially all of the first aqueous liquid of the first suspension for a second solvent, which is miscible with the first aqueous liquid and non-solubilizing for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, to form a second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles in said second solvent, iii. contacting a flow of the second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles with a flow of a fluid in a supercritical or critical state, which fluid in a supercritical or critical state is miscible with the second solvent and non-solvating for the non- surface modified nanocellulose particles under conditions suitable for the transfer of substantially all of the second solvent into the supercritical fluid, iv. removing the second solvent and the fluid in a supercritical or critical state, preferably by controlling pressure and/or temperature, to form the dry, water-dispersible nanocellulose particles, v. collecting the dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles and/or forming the powderous composition comprising said particles.
Abstract:
The specification pertains to a single or multiple coated printing sheet in particular but not exclusively for sheet-fed offset printing with an image receptive coating layer on a paper substrate. Unexpectedly short converting times and times until reprinting can be achieved by choosing a coating, in which the image receptive coating layer comprises a top layer and/or at least one second layer below said top layer, said top and/or second layer comprising a pigment part, wherein this pigment part is composed of 1-95 preferably of 80-95 parts in dry weight of a fine particulate carbonate and/or of a fine particulate kaolin or clay and 1-100, preferably 6 to 25 parts in dry weight of a fine particulate silica, and a binder part, wherein this binder part is composed of 5-20 parts in dry weight of binder and less than 4 parts in dry weight of additives. Furthermore methods for making such a printing sheet and uses of such a printing sheet are disclosed.
Abstract:
Coating for an offset paper comprising a catalyst for fixing polymerisable or crosslinkable constituents of the offset ink. The chemical drying time can be substantially reduced if such a catalyst system is added to the coating, wherein preferentially such a catalyst is a transition metal complex/salt, like Mn (2-ethylhexanoate, bpy).
Abstract:
A printing sheet is described comprising a substrate and, on at least one side of the substrate, an image receptive coating layer with a cumulative porosity volume of pore widths below 200nm as measured using nitrogen intrusion methods of more than 0.006 cm 3 per gram paper. In particular in the context of printing sheets with high-gloss this particular porosity distribution leads to a quick and easily adjustable ink setting behaviour. Additionally a method for manufacturing such a printing sheet is described using organic, i.e. polymer and inorganic particulate pigments of fine particle characteristics.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for producing non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, in particular in the form of a powder, comprising the steps of i. providing a suspension of never-dried, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles in an aqueous liquid, which aqueous liquid is non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, and which aqueous liquid is water or an aqueous solution of morpholine or piperidine or mixtures thereof, ii. contacting the suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles with a fiuid in a supercritical state, which fiuid is miscible with the aqueous liquid and is non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, under conditions suitable for the transfer of the aqueous liquid into the fluid in a supercritical state, iii. removing the aqueous liquid and the fluid in a supercritical state, preferably by controlling pressure and/or temperature, to form the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, iv. collecting the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, characterized in that the fluid in a supercritical state comprises, or consists of, ammonia (NH3) in a supercritical state.