Journal article
Bulk Polymerization of Acrylic Acid Using Dielectric-Barrier Discharge Plasma in a Mesoporous Material
Polymers, v 15(13), p2965
06 Jul 2023
PMID: 37447610
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Abstract
This research investigated a non-thermal, dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) plasma-based approach to prepare poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) from acrylic acid in its liquid state at atmospheric temperature and pressure. Neither additives nor solvents were needed, and the polymerization was accomplished both as a film and inside a sheet of mesoporous paper. All prepared samples were characterized and the DBD plasma-initiated kinetics were analyzed for the polymerization of acrylic acid. Using FTIR semi-quantitative analysis, the degree of polymerization was monitored, and the reaction followed an overall second-order kinetic model with respect to the DBD-initiated polymerization. Additionally, the application of a PAA-modified paper as a water retention cloth or 'wet wipe' was investigated. The results showed that the PAA-modified paper substrates using DBD plasma increased water retention as a function of plasma treatment time.
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- Title
- Bulk Polymerization of Acrylic Acid Using Dielectric-Barrier Discharge Plasma in a Mesoporous Material
- Creators
- Matthew Mieles - Drexel UniversitySky Harper - Drexel UniversityHai-Feng Ji - Drexel University, Materials Science and Engineering
- Publication Details
- Polymers, v 15(13), p2965
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering; Chemistry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001030044900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85164302970
- Other Identifier
- 991021861191304721
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