Porous wood fibre structures for tomorrow markets

Elina Pääkkönen, Stina Grönqvist, Jaakko Pere, Heli Kangas

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    Abstract

    For light-weight porous materials, there is an increasing interest in replacing synthetic materials by biomaterials such as wood fibres. In this study, the effects of different wood fibres and the influence of nanofibrillated cellulose on foam formation and solid material properties were elucidated. Different methods such as oven and freeze drying (lyophilisation) to dry the formed foams were studied in order to obtain solid foams while preserving the porosity. For improving the strength properties of fibrous network, enzymatic methods were used to cross-link the fibres. The solid foams were tested for density, pore structure and compression strength by mechanical testing and microscopy
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings for the 17th international symposium on wood, fibre and pulping chemistry
    Place of PublicationVancouver
    PublisherPulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada (PAPTAC)
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    MoE publication typeB3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings
    Event17th International Symposium on Wood, Fibre and Pulping Chemistry, ISWFPC 2013 - Vancouver, Canada
    Duration: 12 Jun 201314 Jun 2013

    Conference

    Conference17th International Symposium on Wood, Fibre and Pulping Chemistry, ISWFPC 2013
    Abbreviated titleISWFPC 2013
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityVancouver
    Period12/06/1314/06/13

    Keywords

    • Porous structure
    • foam
    • wood fibres
    • NFC
    • nanocellulose

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