Hydrophobicity of Beeswax-Chitosan Latex Coated Paper

Abstract:

Both water repellency and water vapour barrier properties were endowed at paper surface by coating with beeswax-chitosan latex. It was found that the water vapour transmission rate of coated paper decreased as the drying temperature increased. However, water contact angle was not affected with it. Although the surface morphology deformed at high drying temperature, the roughness values maintained at micro-scale. Further analysis indicated that the water vapour barrier property of coated paper was influenced by the density of the coating layer.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 936)
• Pages: 1077-1081
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.936.1077
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Wei Wei Zhang, Li Ying Qian, Hui Ning Xiao*
• Keywords: Beeswax-Chitosan Latex, Contact Angle, Water Vapour Transmission Rate

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