Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a potential pigment material for paper coating to impart brightness and better printing properties. Nano–ZnO, due to its extremely small size, gives paper coating pigment a high covering power. In this work, zinc oxide -soluble starch nano composites was prepared by a simple method using zinc acetate and oxalic acid and soluble starch as stabilizing agent. The properties of paper before and after coating with nano zinc oxide were studied. The brightness and tensile of nano zinc oxide coated paper showed significant improvement than that of bulk – ZnO coated paper. In addition, the nano-ZnO coated paper showed excellent anti-fungal and luminescence properties and resistance to absorb paraffin oil than that the paper treated by bulk ZnO that are much essential to enhance the life of paper.
Mousa, M., & Elnahrawe, M. (2015). Physical and antimicrobial studies on paper coated with nano ZnO. Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences, 2(1), 19-35. doi: 10.21608/jbes.2015.369580
MLA
M.A. Mousa; M.E. Elnahrawe. "Physical and antimicrobial studies on paper coated with nano ZnO", Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences, 2, 1, 2015, 19-35. doi: 10.21608/jbes.2015.369580
HARVARD
Mousa, M., Elnahrawe, M. (2015). 'Physical and antimicrobial studies on paper coated with nano ZnO', Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences, 2(1), pp. 19-35. doi: 10.21608/jbes.2015.369580
VANCOUVER
Mousa, M., Elnahrawe, M. Physical and antimicrobial studies on paper coated with nano ZnO. Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences, 2015; 2(1): 19-35. doi: 10.21608/jbes.2015.369580
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