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Inverse gas chromatography (IGC) was used to determine the dispersive component of the free energy as well as the acid-base properties of cellulose fibre surfaces, before and after modification by corona treatment. It was found that the corona treatment increases both the dispersive contribution to surface energy and its acidic character, whereas only a slight increase in its basicity was observed. It was also found that some chemical degradation of the surface occurs at high corona currents. The extent of modification of the surface properties, as revealed by IGC, was correlated to the surface chemical composition deduced from XPS analysis as well as with the electrical conductance and the pH of the water suspensions of the cellulose fibres.
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Belgacem, M.N., Czeremuszkin, G., Sapieha, S. et al. Surface characterization of cellulose fibres by XPS and inverse gas chromatography. Cellulose 2, 145–157 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00813015
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