Effect of various gas plasma treatment on the surface property and process parameter for Polyethylene- A Review

Authors

  • Mr. R. R. Thakore Dept. of Mechanical engineering, SVBIT, Gandhinagar, India
  • Mr. A. C. Gohil Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, CCET, Surendranagar, India
  • Mr. A. N. Rathour Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, CCET, Surendranagar, India

Keywords:

Plasma gas, Polyethylene, contact angle, functional group, Exposer time, treatment power, wettability

Abstract

In present paper we have tried to review plasma surface modification of Polyethylene with plasma of different
gases. The five gases have been observed: oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Freon and atmospheric air. The selection of five gases
is done on the basis of their characteristics. The combination of process parameters like exposer time, wave power and
frequency have been made in order to improve the surface properties like wettability, strength, roughness and hardness.
Wettability is measured in terms of contact angle with the liquid while other properties are the observed by functional group
preset at the surface of the polyethylene and the contents of these groups are influenced by the gas used for the plasma
treatment. The ATR FTir is used for measuring the functional group present at the layer of polyethylene. Effect of various
gases have been also observed like vise Argon plasma surface treatment is known as CASING process and Oxygen plasma
treatment promotes roughness while ammonia plasma reduces the surface roughness.

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Published

2015-05-25

How to Cite

Mr. R. R. Thakore, Mr. A. C. Gohil, & Mr. A. N. Rathour. (2015). Effect of various gas plasma treatment on the surface property and process parameter for Polyethylene- A Review. International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology, 2(5), 370–373. Retrieved from https://ijarest.org/index.php/ijarest/article/view/183

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 5 (2015): Volume: 02, Issue: 05 - May, 2015.

Section

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