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Characterisation of the Surface Free Energy of the Recycled Cellulose Layer that Comprises the Middle Component of Corrugated Paperboards

Janos C. Keresztes, Levente Csóka

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The objective of this study was to determine the polar and dispersive surface free-energy (SFE) components of the central layer of corrugated paperboards, which are made of recycled fibres. The polar and dispersive components of, and the total, SFE (also known as interfacial energy) were calculated from the contact angles of water and diiodomethane liquids on recycled cellulose sheets. The total SFE of the middle component layers of two different grammages which comprised recycled fibres ranged from 47.9 mN/m to 51.05 mN/m. The contribution of the polar component to the total surface free energy of the two types of sheets ranged from 8.6 mN/m to 12.6 mN/m. This polar contribution was significantly lower than that of water. The contact angle method proved to be a consistent way to estimate the surface properties of industrially made recycled paper products.

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Key concepts: Diiodomethane, Surface energy, Contact angle, Polar, Materials science, Layer (electronics), Cellulose, Component (thermodynamics)