The inherent highly hydrophilic feature of cellulose-based paper hinders its application in many fields. Herein, a cellulose-based hydrophobic paper was fabricated based on surface chemical modification. Firstly, the hydrophobic acrylate components were bonded to the cellulose acetoacetate (CAA) fibers to obtain CAA graft acrylate (CAA-X) fibers through Michael addition reaction. Subsequently, CAA-X fibers were processed into paper via wet papermaking technology. The resulting paper exhibited good hydrophobic performance (water contact angle was up to 135°) with an air permeability of 24.8 μm/Pa·s. The hydrophobicity of paper was very stable and remained even after treating with different solvents. Moreover, the hydrophobic properties of this paper could be adjusted by changing the type of acrylate component. It should be noted that the surface modification strategy has no obvious effects on the whiteness (79.8%), writing, and printing properties of the cellulose fibers. Thus, it is a simple, benign, and efficient strategy for the construction of cellulose-based hydrophobic paper, which has great potential to be used in paper tableware, oil-water separation, watercolor protection, and food packaging fields.
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