PLASMA SURFACE MODIFICATION OF POLYETHYLENE - SHORT-TERM VS LONG-TERM PLASMA TREATMENT

被引:60
作者
FOERCH, R [1 ]
KILL, G [1 ]
WALZAK, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN SCI CTR, LONDON N6A 5B7, ON, CANADA
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
PLASMA; POLYETHYLENE; SURFACE MODIFICATION; AGING; XPS;
D O I
10.1163/156856193X00592
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
A remote plasma reactor, with air as the plasma gas, has been used for in-line surface modification of linear low-density polyethylene tape (LLDPE) passing 10 cm below the main plasma zone. Line speeds of up to 0.70 m/s were tested, allowing the study of 0.014 s exposure times to the plasma. Oxygen to carbon (O/C) ratios averaging 0.11 were observed on a reproducible basis. The reactor was also used for static plasma treatment under similar experimental conditions. This allowed a comparative study of short-term (milliseconds) vs. long-term (several seconds) plasma treatment. High-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of the treated polymer surface suggested the formation of hydroxyl (C-OH), carbonyl(C=O) and carboxyl (O-C=O) groups, even after short plasma treatment. The intensities of these components were seen to increase in approximately equal quantities with increasing O/C ratio. Water washing of polyethylene surfaces with high O/C ratios showed a loss of oxygen, apparent as a decrease in O-C=O groups in the C ls spectra. A smaller loss in oxygen was observed when washing samples that had been plasma-treated for milliseconds. A surface ageing study revealed that polyethylene surfaces that had been plasma-treated for short time periods showed only a negligible loss of oxygen on prolonged exposure to air. Surfaces treated for longer time periods showed a loss of up to 50% of the total oxygen on the surface within a few days of treatment. Static secondary ion mass spectrometry has provided some supporting evidence for surface damage of the treated films.
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页码:1077 / 1089
页数:13
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