The invention provides a
nanocellulose styrene composite
emulsion and application thereof in
air filter paper, and relates to the technical field of functional paper preparation. According to the method, a
nanocellulose solution is introduced into an
oil phase containing
styrene to be emulsified, the high-stability
nanocellulose styrene composite
emulsion is prepared, and the stability of the nanocellulose styrene composite
emulsion is improved from two aspects: firstly, nanocellulose forms a compact covering layer on the surface of a
liquid drop, so that demulsification fusion is prevented; and 2, a complex three-dimensional
network structure in which fibers and liquid drops are mutually crosslinked is constructed by regulating and controlling the volume ratio of a water phase to an
oil phase. After the emulsion is coated on the surface of the filtering base paper and is dried, styrene is subjected to in-situ
polymerization in the
drying process to form
polystyrene microspheres, and firm bonding is generated between fibers and nano
cellulose, so that the bonding force between a
coating layer and the base paper is remarkably enhanced. The dry / wet tensile strength and
bursting strength of the
air filter paper prepared by the method are remarkably improved, and the overall stability is excellent.