Comments on the article “Mechanical properties of the paper sheets treated with different polymers” by S. Kamel, M. El-Sakhawy, A.M.A. Nada, Thermochem. Acta (2004) 421 (1–2) 81–85.

This paper provides reinterpretation of the data reported in an article . The rate constants using a first order kinetic mechanism are evaluated for the untreated and treated Rakata paper. The data allows for the calculation of the activation energy and the frequency factor.