Tarek SALAMA, Walid QUTOP, Mouhamed ABU-SAIED, Hassan ABDELBAR, Nasser MORGAN, Alaa FAHMY

Surface modification of polyvinyl chloride by polyacrylic acid graft as a polyelectrolyte membrane using Ar plasma

This work reports the synthesis and properties of a new membrane based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC)grafting with polyacrylic acid (PAA) using argon (Ar) plasma. The membranes of PVC were synthesized by solutioncasting method, where PAA was deposited as an ultrathin film onto PVC using dielectric barrier discharge at atmospheric pressure with Ar gas. The surface characteristics and chemical composition of the modified membranes were analyzed by water contact angle, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Moreover, the electrochemical properties of the membrane were investigated via ion exchange capacity for the purpose of using it as a polyelectrolyte membrane.

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ISSN: 1300-0527
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
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