Improving Paper Mechanical Properties Using Silica-modified Ground Calcium Carbonate as Filler

The ability to increase the filler content of paper without significantly sacrificing its mechanical strength is of high interest for papermakers. In this work, three samples of ground calcium carbonate (GCC), differing in size and in brightness, modified with silica via the sol-gel method, were use...

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Main Authors: Ana F. Lourenço, José A. F. Gamelas, João Sequeira, Paulo J. Ferreira, José L. Velho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2015-10-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_4_8312_Lourenco_Paper_Mechanical_Properties_Silica