The Development of a Bio Cellulose-based Coating From Banana Stem Pulp and the Characteristics Resulted in Digital Printing Systems
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Cellulose-based materials have generated wide interest in the researchers because they are an environmentally-safe innovation and can effectively develop from various raw materials. This research was designed to develop a bio cellulose-based coating extracted from banana stem pulp (Musa sapientum L.) of both unbleached cellulose-based coating (UBCC) and bleached cellulose-based coating (BCC) through the coating method on a paper substrate and to study characteristics that resulted in the quality of digital printing system. The bio cellulose-based coating consisted of 10 %wt. cellulose of banana stem pulp combined with methylcellulose and glycerol of 10 and 5.0 %wt. of cellulose, respectively. The coating was prepared and coated on paper and the printing was tested with electrophotography (laser) and inkjet printing systems. The results revealed that UBCC and BCC appeared in gray and beige colors of which their viscosity values were close to each other. Features of UBCC and BCC fabricated by the wet film with the thickness of 120 μm coating showed differences in thickness of dry film at 19.34 ±0.58 and 23.70 ±1.47 μm, respectively. The BCC’s surface was transparently smoother than that of UBCC when observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). So, the gloss increase of BCC was associated with the dry film thickness whereas the gloss of UBCC was gradually decreased. With the coating of the wet film thickness of 12 μm, the gloss value of BCC and UBCC were 4.07 ±0.15 and 1.53 ±0.06 GU, respectively. Printed with Inkjet printing, BCC also distinctly revealed color gamut better than uncoated paper. The result of the BCC color gamut was approximate to the uncoated paper when printed with electrophotography. Furthermore, the color properties of printing, i.e. color, font, and line were also reported in this article.
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