Performance Assessment of Nanocellulose Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose Composite on Role of Nano-CaCO_(3) for the Preservation of Paper Documents

Deacidification and self-cleaning are important for the preservation of paper documents.In this study,nano-CaCO_(3) was used as a deacidification agent and stabilized by nanocellulose(CNC)and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose(HPMC)to form a uniform dispersion.Followed by polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)treatment and chemical vapor deposition(CVD)of methyltrimethoxysilane(MTMS),a hydrophobic coating was constructed for self-cleaning purposes.The pH value of the treated paper was approximately 8.20,and the static contact angle was as high as 152.29°.Compared to the untreated paper,the tensile strength of the treated paper increased by 12.6%.This treatment method endows the paper with a good deacidification effect and self-cleaning property,which are beneficial for its long-term preservation.

Aging Resistance Evaluation of Aged Paper Reinforced with Different Nanocelluloses

Paper documents experience severe acidification and embrittlement.Nanocellulose is an excellent reinforcement material for paper documents owing to its compatibility and excellent mechanical strength.However,little research has been conducted on the aging resistance of nanocellulose-reinforced paper.In this study,six types of nanocelluloses were used to reinforce aged paper.The reinforcement and anti-aging performances were evaluated,and the anti-aging mechanism was further clarified.Nanocellulose with a high degree of polymerization can better enhance aged paper,and non-chemical nanocellulose also shows better anti-aging performance,such as nanocellulose prepared by mechanical or biological methods.However,nanocellulose prepared using chemical methods exhibits poor reinforcement and anti-aging performance.This is because it has a small particle size that is not beneficial for physical crosslinking with paper fibers.More importantly,the introduction of acidic or oxidizing groups on nanocellulose accelerates the acid hydrolysis and oxidation rate of paper fibers,especially nanocellulose prepared by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl oxidation,which should not be used to protect paper documents.

Fully Automated Paper Document Sorting Robot Design

A fully automated paper document sorting robot was developed in this project.This robot classifies documents efficiently and accurately.The objective of this project was to improve the efficiency of classifying or sorting paper documents,reduce costs,and save time.The robot can classify documents according to user-defined rules,such as keywords,dates,serial numbers,bar codes,and the meaning of paragraphs.Since it can classify or sort documents intelligently,it can complete large-scale document classification quickly.The robot is constructed using an aluminum profile to create a box-type truss gantry structure frame.It was built on the LubanCat 4 motherboard and controlled through Python language programming.Driven by a stepper motor to move the manipulator.The camera module is combined with an artificial intelligence algorithm to recognize paper in real time,and the text is recognized after taking pictures of the paper.The sorting function is performed by several sensors.In addition,a web-based human-computer interaction platform was developed using the Flask web framework in Python.Users could access this platform in a variety of ways,allowing them to easily and swiftly configure parameters and send operational instructions to perform various functions.