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Plasma treatment of polymer powders – from laboratory research to industrial application
Author(s) -
Arpagaus Cordin,
Oberbossel Gina,
Rudolf von Rohr Philipp
Publication year - 2018
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.201800133
Subject(s) - polymer , atmospheric pressure plasma , materials science , process engineering , plasma , nanotechnology , process (computing) , biochemical engineering , computer science , engineering , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
This review provides a comprehensive overview of scientific research on plasma treatment of polymer powders over the last 40 years. The current state of the art is described with special focus on basic research in the laboratory and commercially available technologies in industrial applications. Different reactor systems with low‐pressure and atmospheric pressure plasma are presented. Then, numerous application examples of plasma‐treated polymer powders are presented together with a brief overview of the experimental test results. Furthermore, the effects of the process parameters on the final properties of the polymer powders are discussed. Attempts are made to determine similarity parameters and correlations between the generated surface functionalities. Finally, some suggestions for future research are given.