The Mesh Disturbance Effects in a Low‐Temperature Cascade Arc Torch for Surface Modification of Low Density Polyethylene

Mary Gilliam; Andrew Ritts; Qingsong Yu

doi:10.1002/app.32239

The Mesh Disturbance Effects in a Low‐Temperature Cascade Arc Torch for Surface Modification of Low Density Polyethylene

Mary Gilliam, Andrew Ritts, Qingsong Yu

Kettering University

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<div class="line" id="line-59"> <span style='color: rgb(28, 29, 30); font-family: "Open Sans", icomoon, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;'> A stainless steel mesh was placed in a low&hyphen;temperature cascade arc torch (LTCAT) to study its disturbance effects on the plasmas and on the surface modification of low density polyethylene (LDPE). It was found that the photoemitting species were deflected by the screen and only faint glow was observed after the mesh. Optical emission spectroscopy examination indicated that the amount of electronically excited species in the plasma was greatly reduced after passing through the mesh. Grounding the mesh altered the nature of the discharge and a greater intensity of O emission was observed in Ar LTCAT + O </span> <span style='color: rgb(28, 29, 30); font-family: "Open Sans", icomoon, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;'> 2 </span> <span style='color: rgb(28, 29, 30); font-family: "Open Sans", icomoon, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;'>  discharge, which indicated greater energy transfer to the oxygen. Although a decrease in surface damage was observed on the treated LDPE samples by placement of the mesh in the Ar LTCAT discharges, the wettability achieved was also greatly reduced. </span></div>

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume	118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/app.32239
State	Published - May 26 2010

Keywords

Polyethelyne
Cascade Arc Torth
Plasma Treatment
Mesh Disturbance
Surface Modification
Contact Angle

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Engineering
Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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The Mesh Disturbance Effects in a Low‐Temperature Cascade Arc Torch for Surface Modification of Low Density Polyethylene

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