Abstract
Birch wood xylan, plasticized with glycerol and
reinforced with a nano clay, bentonite, was coated onto
paper as a barrier layer. Bentonite increased the
viscosity of plasticized xylan solutions, which had a
positive influence on coating ability. X-ray diffraction
traces of the xylan bentonite coatings confirmed that the
interlayer distance of the bentonite particles had
increased indicating that the xylan and/or glycerol
resides in the interlayer region. The water vapour
barrier properties were enhanced by dispersing bentonite
into the glycerol-plasticized xylan coating. The
improvement in properties varied from moderate to
significant (340 to 56 g m-2 d-1). The permeability of
diagnostic aroma compounds also decreased. Scanning
electron micrographs confirmed that the best
xylan-glycerol-clay coatings were intact without any
pinholes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The 3rd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference (NWBC 2011) |
| Subtitle of host publication | Oral presentations |
| Place of Publication | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Pages | 132-137 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
| Event | 3rd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, NWBC 2011 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 22 Mar 2011 → 24 Mar 2011 http://www.innventia.com/PageFiles/11935/NWBC_2011_Program_orals.pdf (Programme) http://www.innventia.com/PageFiles/11935/NWBC_2011_Program_posters.pdf (Posters) |
Conference
| Conference | 3rd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, NWBC 2011 |
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| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Period | 22/03/11 → 24/03/11 |
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