PAPERmaking! FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY Volume 5, Number 1, 2019
3-D PRINTING Composites of waterborne polyurethane and cellulose nanofibers for 3D printing and bioapplications, Ren-De Chen et al, Carbohydrate Polymers , Vol.212. Waterborne polyurethane (PU) is a green, high performance elastomer but the viscosity of the dispersion is generally too low for direct three-dimensional (3D) printing. Composite brings additional properties while reinforcing the substrate. In the study, printable PU composites were successfully prepared by introducing cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) and the viscosity was effectively regulated by the amount of neutralising agent during in-situ Study of chitosan with different degrees of acetylation as cardboard paper coating, Mariane Gatto et al, Carbohydrate Polymers , Vol.210. The biodegradability of chitosan is significant for packaging systems. Another relevant property of chitosan is its degree of acetylation (DA), which affects other properties, such as crystallinity and hydrophobicity. The DA can be modulated by chitin deacetylation or even chitosan reacetylation. The novelty of this paper is the application of reacetylated chitosan as a coating for cardboard paper surfaces to improve the barrier and mechanical properties of the paper. Chitosan with 2% DA was reacetylated to yield chitosan with 48% DA. Both samples were applied as cardboard paper coating, and the coated materials were characterised. The paper-film system of chitosan with 2% DA had better water barrier and mechanical resistance. ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT Life cycle energy consumption analysis and green manufacture evolution for the papermaking industry in China, Yi Man et al, Green Chemistry , Issue 5. Papermaking is a highly energy-consuming industry. The growth in paper demand will further intensify the need for energy and the stress of GHG emissions. Papermaking involves complex processing routes, and energy is required for collecting raw materials, producing chemicals, and pulp and papermaking. Previous investigations of energy consumption in the papermaking industry have focused primarily on the analysis of one single product or one single pathway, lacking a comprehensive and systematic comparison of various products and pathways. Herein, the results of a life cycle energy consumption analysis of major paper products in China using an extensive system boundary are presented. When 1 tonne of paper was produced in China in 2015, the maximum energy consumption was 38.17 GJ for tissue paper, with a minimum energy consumption of 15.90 GJ for corrugated medium. This study also predicts energy-related GHG emissions and a mitigation target in the papermaking industry in China by 2050. synthesis. COATING Short term electric load forecasting model and its verification for process industrial enterprises based on hybrid GA-PSO-BPNN algorithm — A case study of papermaking process, Y Hu et al, Energy , Vol.170. Process industry consumes tremendous amounts of electricity for production. Electric load forecasting could be conducive to managing the electricity consumption, determining the optimal production scheduling, and planning the maintenance schedule, which could improve the energy efficiency and reduce the production cost. This paper proposed a short term electric load forecasting model based on the hybrid GA-PSO-BPNN algorithm. Besides the proposed GA-PSO-BPNN model, the GA-BPNN and PSO-BPNN based electric load forecasting models are also studied as the contrasting cases. The verification results reveal that the GA-PSO-BPNN model is superior to the other two hybrid forecasting models for future application in the papermaking process since its MAPE is only 0.77%.
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