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Morphological changes in never-dried kraft fibers under mechanical shearing

Morphological changes in never-dried kraft fibers under mechanical shearing The modification of bleached never-dried cellulose fibers was studied under controlled compression and shearing conditions. Fibers were further treated in a high-intensity mixing device in low-consistency to determine if the fiber structure was weakened in the in-pad attrition. The difference between the development of the softwood and hardwood fibers was examined. The fiber properties were analyzed using a fiber morphology analyzer, fractional fiber analysis and an electron microscope. The results indicate that the shearing under the controlled compression at high consistency modified the softwood and hardwood fibers already at low-energy consumptions. The fiber length and width decreased, and the formation of curls and kinks was pronounced. However, the intensive mixing after in-pad attrition revealed that the fiber structure was not weakened under compression and shear forces; conversely, the fiber cell wall was more resistant for the intensive mixing. When comparing the results for hardwood and softwood fibers, the softwood fibers were more modified during in-pad attrition, whereas the fiber wall strengthening was more significant in the hardwood fibers. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cellulose Springer Journals

Morphological changes in never-dried kraft fibers under mechanical shearing

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Subject
Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Bioorganic Chemistry
ISSN
0969-0239
eISSN
1572-882X
DOI
10.1007/s10570-012-9670-z
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Abstract

The modification of bleached never-dried cellulose fibers was studied under controlled compression and shearing conditions. Fibers were further treated in a high-intensity mixing device in low-consistency to determine if the fiber structure was weakened in the in-pad attrition. The difference between the development of the softwood and hardwood fibers was examined. The fiber properties were analyzed using a fiber morphology analyzer, fractional fiber analysis and an electron microscope. The results indicate that the shearing under the controlled compression at high consistency modified the softwood and hardwood fibers already at low-energy consumptions. The fiber length and width decreased, and the formation of curls and kinks was pronounced. However, the intensive mixing after in-pad attrition revealed that the fiber structure was not weakened under compression and shear forces; conversely, the fiber cell wall was more resistant for the intensive mixing. When comparing the results for hardwood and softwood fibers, the softwood fibers were more modified during in-pad attrition, whereas the fiber wall strengthening was more significant in the hardwood fibers.

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CelluloseSpringer Journals

Published: Feb 12, 2012

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