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  • Title: Quantitative analysis of cationic poly(vinyl alcohol) diffusion into the hairy structure of cellulose fiber pores: charge density effect.
    Author: Fatehi P, Xiao H, van de Ven TG.
    Journal: Langmuir; 2011 Nov 15; 27(22):13489-96. PubMed ID: 21961895.
    Abstract:
    The diffusion of charged polymers into the pores of cellulose fibers has not yet been fully understood due to the complexity of the interaction between polymers and fibers. In this paper, the diffusion of cationic-modified poly(vinyl alcohol) (CPVA) with tailored charge densities and a relatively high molecular weight into the pores of bleached aspen high-yield pulp (via a chemi-thermomechanical pulping process) was quantitatively investigated via an adsorption analysis, charge density analysis, and solute exclusion technique (SET). The results showed that the adsorption of the low-charged CPVA was substantially higher than that of the high-charged CPVA on fibers. The surface charge density analysis confirmed that approximately 17 mg/g of the high-charged CPVA adsorbed on the outer surface and on the macropores of fibers and the remaining (23 mg/g) diffused into the pores. The SET analysis confirmed that the pore size of fibers was more significantly reduced by applying the low-charged CPVA than the high-charged one. The influencing factors for the diffusion of CPVA into the large and small pores were related to the repulsion force developed between the adsorbed polymers and approaching polymers, entropy increase, and the polymer flexibility. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area analysis showed an increase in the surface area of fibers upon CPVA adsorption. It was proposed that the diffused CPVA prevented complete fiber pore collapse during drying, which eventually increased the surface area of fibers.
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