A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
X-ray texture analysis of paper coating pigments and the correlation with chemical composition analysis
Authors: Roine J, Tenho M, Murtomaa M, Lehto VP, Kansanaho R
Publisher: AMER INST PHYSICS
Publication year: 2007
Journal:: Journal of Applied Physics
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Journal acronym: J APPL PHYS
Article number: ARTN 083530
Volume: 102
Issue: 8
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 0021-8979
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2794861
Abstract
The present research experiments the applicability of x-ray texture analysis in investigating the properties of paper coatings. The preferred orientations of kaolin, talc, ground calcium carbonate, and precipitated calcium carbonate particles used in four different paper coatings were determined qualitatively based on the measured crystal orientation data. The extent of the orientation, namely, the degree of the texture of each pigment, was characterized quantitatively using a single parameter. As a result, the effect of paper calendering is clearly seen as an increase on the degree of texture of the coating pigments. The effect of calendering on the preferred orientation of kaolin was also evident in an independent energy dispersive spectrometer analysis on micrometer scale and an electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis on nanometer scale. Thus, the present work proves x-ray texture analysis to be a potential research tool for characterizing the properties of paper coating layers. (C) 2007 American Institute of Physics.
The present research experiments the applicability of x-ray texture analysis in investigating the properties of paper coatings. The preferred orientations of kaolin, talc, ground calcium carbonate, and precipitated calcium carbonate particles used in four different paper coatings were determined qualitatively based on the measured crystal orientation data. The extent of the orientation, namely, the degree of the texture of each pigment, was characterized quantitatively using a single parameter. As a result, the effect of paper calendering is clearly seen as an increase on the degree of texture of the coating pigments. The effect of calendering on the preferred orientation of kaolin was also evident in an independent energy dispersive spectrometer analysis on micrometer scale and an electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis on nanometer scale. Thus, the present work proves x-ray texture analysis to be a potential research tool for characterizing the properties of paper coating layers. (C) 2007 American Institute of Physics.
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