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The Oleofobization of Paper via Plasma Treatment
- Source :
- Polymers, Vol 13, Iss 13, p 2148 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Cellulose is a promising biomass material suitable for high volume applications. Its potential lies in sustainability, which is becoming one of the leading trends in industry. However, there are certain drawbacks of cellulose materials which limit their use, especially their high wettability and low barrier properties, which can be overcome by applying thin coatings. Plasma technologies present a high potential for deposition of thin environmentally friendly and recyclable coatings. In this paper, two different plasma reactors were used for coating two types of cellulose-based substrates with hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO). The changes in surface characteristics were measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), surface free energy and contact angles measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Successful oleofobization was observed for an industrial scale reactor where pure HMDSO was used in the absence of oxygen.
- Subjects :
- oleofobization
paper
cellulose
plasma
HMDSO
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13132148 and 20734360
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Polymers
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.65d75fe6964240e796c49b1f40de8d2f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132148