Stora Enso Oyj

Isabel Knöös

Isto Heiskanen

Lars Axrup

Tom Lindström

Otto Nylén

Christian Aulin

Magnus Hillergren

Göran Ström

Mari-Ann Norborg

A method for making a cellulose film comprising microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is provided, said method comprising the step of: applying an aqueous emulsion of one or more vegetable oils to a surface of a casting substrate. Improved release of the MFC film can thus be achieved.

Method of making a cellulose film comprising microfibrillated cellulose

The present invention relates to a gas barrier film for a paper or paperboard based packaging material, said gas barrier film comprising: a microfibrillated cellulose layer (MFC layer), at least one surface of which has been grafted with a fatty acid halide; and a polymer layer disposed on the at least one surface of the MFC layer which has been grafted with a fatty acid halide. The present invention further relates to a paper or paperboard based packaging material, containers and carton blanks comprising the gas barrier film, and to a method for manufacturing the gas barrier film.

Gas barrier film for packaging material

The method of the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a fibrous, oxygen barrier film by casting a suspension comprising microfibrillated cellulose onto a non-porous substrate in a number of subsequent steps with intermediate drying. The invention enables an efficient method to manufacture an MFC film by casting technology without the problems of cracks or voids formed in the film. By applying the MFC in several layers, with in-between drying, the distance the water has to diffuse through is shorter, whereby the evaporation is more efficient and the film properties are not negatively affected by the drying.

Method of manufacturing a film comprising microfibrillated cellulose

The present invention relates to a process for improving the strechability of films comprising high amounts of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) without negatively impacting the oxygen barrier properties. According to the present invention, a film is formed from a suspension comprising microfibrillated cellulose having a broad size distribution.

Oxygen barrier film

The present invention relates to a process for producing a dispersion comprising microfibrillated cellulose and nanoparticles wherein the process comprises the steps; providing a slurry comprising pre-treated cellulose fibers, adding nanoparticles to the slurry and treating the slurry by mechanical disintegration so that a dispersion comprising microfibrillated cellulose is formed in which the nanoparticles are being adsorbed to the surface of the microfibrillated cellulose and/or being adsorbed into the microfibrillated cellulose. The invention further relates to a dispersion produced according to the process, a paper or board product being coated with a coating comprising said dispersion and a paper or board product being produced from said dispersion as well as a composite comprising said dispersion.

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Isabel Knöös