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Plasma Induced Graft Polymerization of C6 Fluorocarbons on Cotton Fabrics for Sustainable Finishing Applications
Author(s) -
Ramamoorthy Amsarani,
ElShafei Ahmed,
Hauser Peter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201200111
Subject(s) - materials science , contact angle , polymerization , fluorocarbon , monomer , chemical engineering , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , scanning electron microscope , coating , plasma polymerization , composite material , polymer chemistry , polymer , engineering
The main objective of this research is to achieve atmospheric plasma induced graft polymerization of non‐C8 fluorocarbons onto cotton fabrics to achieve a durable nanolayer fluorocarbon coating that is water, alcohol, and oil repellent through home launderings. The influence of process parameters on the performance of polyfluorocarbon was studied using water contact angle measurements, water/alcohol, and oil repellency tests, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. A design of experiments for different processing conditions was used. Plasma assisted‐graft polymerization of fluorocarbon in presence of the crosslinker di(ethyleneglycol) diacrylate (10:1 molar ratio of monomer/crosslinker) resulted in a polyfluorocarbon nanolayer on cotton, which was hydrophobic and durable to five home launderings.