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Palmitic acid functionalization of cellulose fibers for enhancing hydrophobic property

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Hydrophobic paper with a static water contact angle (WCA) equal to 140° ± 0.2° has been synthesized by functionalization of the cellulose fibers (CF) with palmitic acid (PA) through layered double zinc and aluminium hydroxides interface (PA-Zn/Al LDH-CF). Different techniques, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to confirm the grafting of palmitic acid on the cellulose surface. The hydrophobic nature of the PA-Zn/Al LDH-CF was due to the grafting of palmitic acid on the metal hydroxide surfaces which was confirmed by measuring the WCA of the PA-Zn/Al LDH-CF samples. The results showed that using PA-Zn/Al LDH-CF paper can improve the hydrophobic property of cellulose as a renewable material in packaging coatings industry.

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    Soheila Izadyar, Maryam Aghabozorgi & Mohammad Azadfallah

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Izadyar, S., Aghabozorgi, M. & Azadfallah, M. Palmitic acid functionalization of cellulose fibers for enhancing hydrophobic property. Cellulose 27, 5871–5878 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03174-x

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