Effect of Plasma on Polyethylene by Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy
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Abstract:

Hypothesis: 

The use of plasma is widely used as a method to change polymer surfaces. The use of atmospheric cold plasma has more advantages than other plasma, laser and X-ray methods. This method is simple and it uses inexpensive equipment. Considering the many uses of polyethylene in industry, it can be effective to investigate its changes against cold plasma.

Methods

A dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma under atmospheric pressure was used to increase the hydrophobicity of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). After studying the optical emission spectrum (OES) of the produced plasma, its effects on surface and depth changes including surface morphology, chemical composition and polymer crystal structure were studied through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and positron lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). Moreover, the contact angle analysis (CA) was used to examine the changes in the hydrophobicity of the polymer. 

Finding

Based on the data from FTIR and XRD analyses, it was found that plasma irradiation for 180 s affects the depth of a few nanometers of the polyethylene surface and does not cause significant changes in the chemical bonds and crystal structure of the polymer. In other words, plasma radiation can be used for nanometer-scale modification of the surface. On the other hand, the SEM images indicate that the plasma radiation changes the primary flat surface of the polymer into a porous surface. The results of CA analysis, while confirming this issue, show an increase in the hydrophobicity of the polymer after plasma irradiation. The results of PALS spectroscopy also reveal that at micron depth due to the sudden rise in temperature during plasma irradiation, the free volume of the material increases as a result of pore merging.

Language:
Persian
Published:
Iranian Journal of Polymer Science and Technology, Volume:35 Issue: 4, 2023
Pages:
380 to 390
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