Influence of fibre-fibre joint properties on the dimensional stability of paper
2008
Larsson, Per A. | Wågberg, Lars
Measurements have been performed to clarify the connection between fibre-fibre joint properties and dimensional stability using laboratory sheets prepared from never-dried fibres, from heavily hornified fibres having a low molecular contact area between the fibres, and from both hornified and never-dried fibres treated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) technique to increase the molecular contact area in the fibre-fibre joint. The influence of the drying mode, i.e. whether the sheets are dried freely or under restraint, was also evaluated. The results showed that neither paper strength nor fibre-fibre joint contact area had any significant influence on the dimensional stability of sheets dried under restraint. On the other hand, when the sheets were dried freely, the PEM-treated sheets expanded to the same extent as, or to an even greater extent than the non-PEM-treated sheets, even though they adsorbed less water for a given change in relative humidity. There was also a correlation between drying shrinkage and dimensional stability, where greater shrinkage was associated with a greater hygroexpansion in the freely dried sheets.
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