Surface modification of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by atmospheric pressure high temperature plasma torch to prepare high-performance gas separation membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 440, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Chen, Jung Tsai ^a   Fu, Ywu Jang ^b   Tung, Kuo Lun ^a,c   Huang, Shu Hsien ^d   Hung, Wei Song ^a   Jessie Lue, Shingjiang ^e   Hu, Chien Chieh ^a   Lee, Kueir Rarn ^a   Lai, Juin Yih ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b VANUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure high temperature plasma torch; Gas separation; PDMS membrane; Positron annihilation spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; GAS PERMEATION PROPERTIES; GAS SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; GAS SEPARATIONS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID; PDMS MEMBRANE; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE MEMBRANE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GASES; MICROCHANNELS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PLASMA TORCHES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SEPARATION; SILICA; SILICONES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIMETICONE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYSILOXANE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE HIGH TEMPERATURE PLASMA TORCH; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS PERMEABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; VARIABLE MONOENERGY SLOW POSITRON BEAM SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84876741222     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.03.058     Document Type: Article

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