Abstract
In this study, nylon microcapsules were prepared on a paper surface using an interfacial polymerization technique for the preparation of an intelligent paper,which is responsive to temperature, pH and chemicals. Filter paper impregnated with ethylenediarnine was soaked in cyclohexane. Subsequently, terephthaloyl chloride was added, and then the interfacial polymerization occurred on the paper surface. The formation of nylon microcapsules on the paper fiber surface was successfully performed using the interfacial polymerization. Paper-paraffin composites were also prepared by the interfacial polymerization reaction on the paper surface, and the function of thermal energy storage was investigated. Functional paper containing paraffin, which was prepared through the encapsulation of the paraffin by polymethylmethacrylate, had a thermal energy storage function. This technique where the functional materials are directly synthesized on the paper surface is expected to be useful in the preparation of functional papers without requiring the use of a binder.
