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Paper strengthening by polyaminoalkylalkoxysilane copolymer networks applied by spray or immersion: a model study

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Two di-alkoxysilanes, with (AMDES, aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane) or without (DMDES, dimethyldiethoxysilane) an amine function, and a tri-alkoxy aminosilane (APTES, aminopropyltriethoxysilane) as well as their mixtures were introduced in paper as fiber strengthening agents. The polymerization and copolymerization of these polysiloxanes in the paper were investigated. In all the cases where APTES was present, the formation of networks was established by measuring the soluble fraction amount extracted from the treated papers. A slight decrease of the opacity of the paper sheets when AMDES was part of the treatment was noted. The presence of APTES reduced this opacity loss. The study of the physicochemical properties of the treated paper (mechanical strength and alkalinity) demonstrated that, besides the required deacidification feature, the different treatments allowed an efficient strengthening of the cellulose fibers to various extents. Contact angle measurements indicated a decrease of the hydrophilic character of papers treated with the mixture APTES/AMDES and the occurrence of a hydrophobic character of the papers treated with APTES alone. These results were consistently obtained for both spray and immersion treatment processes.

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We thank the PATRIMA Foundation for Camille Piovesan’s research grant (CoMPresSil project). Sabrina Paris from CRCC is warmly thanked for technical assistance.

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  1. Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS-USR 3224, 36 rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 75005, Paris, France

    Camille Piovesan, Anne-Laurence Dupont & Bertrand Lavédrine

  2. Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Polymères et des Interfaces (LPPI, EA 2528), Institut des Matériaux, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, 5 mail Gay Lussac, Neuville sur Oise, 95031, Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, France

    Camille Piovesan, Isabelle Fabre-Francke & Odile Fichet

  3. Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l’Environnement, CNRS UMR 8587, Université d’Évry Val-d’Essonne, Boulevard François Mitterrand, 91025, Évry, France

    Hervé Chéradame

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Piovesan, C., Dupont, AL., Fabre-Francke, I. et al. Paper strengthening by polyaminoalkylalkoxysilane copolymer networks applied by spray or immersion: a model study. Cellulose 21, 705–715 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-013-0151-9

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