2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
The wood pulp was kindly delivered by Domsjö (Sweden) and
corresponded to a mix between Spruce and Pinus (60% and 40%,
respectively). This material is a dissolving pulp.
Pure liquid Alkyl Ketene Dimer–AKD (without stabilizer) and
AKD micro-emulsion Aquapel TM (cationic starch stabilized) were
kindly supplied by Hercules©.
Chloroform and Tetradecyltrimethylammonium Bromide
(TTAB) was purchased from Sigma–Aldrich (France), as well as
ethanol and acetone. All chemicals were of high purity and used as
received without further purification. Deionised water was used
in all experiments.