Fig. 2: Nature and extent of interactions of BF, OCC and hybrids with water and Abm.

a, Water sorbed and rate of movement of water by various matrices (n = 5, error bars indicate standard deviation from the mean values of amount (%) and rate of water sorbed by BF, OCC and various hybrids). b, Strongly and weakly bound Abm content, in BF, OCC and hybrid paper (n = 3, error bars represent standard deviation from the mean values of strongly and weakly sorbed Abm on the respective matrices). c, ITC thermogram displaying heat released resulting from interactions between Abm with OCC, BF, lignin and cellulose.