Abstract
The study is devoted to manufacturing and characterising a new paper material with antimicrobial properties, as an alternative to paper containing silver nanoparticles (NPs) which are claimed to be harmful to the ecosphere. In place of silver NPs, the new material contains faujasite mineral (from the faujasite group) exchanged with silver cations which are firmly attached to the material’s lattice. The material was obtained by typical ion exchange and additional elution with EDTA salt to dispose of the remaining silver oxide NPs. Thus, modified faujasite was then added to paper pulp. The new, modified paper showed better quality in terms of acidity, tensile strength and cellulose degree of polymerisation compared to paper containing Ag NPs. The visual quality of the paper is also better than that containing Ag NPs. The new material shows high potential for use in food and pharmaceutics packaging.
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