D_4等离子体聚合物复合膜的制备、形成过程及其氧氮分离性

<正> 将高分子膜用于气体分离已越来越受到人们的重视.在特定条件下,用等离子体聚合可形成高分子超薄膜,它有高度交联结构,表面平整、致密、无针孔.因此,将它用于气体分离是有希望的.本工作用八甲基环四硅氧烷(简称D_4)作单体,进行等离子体聚合,沉积在聚丙烯多孔底膜上,得到D_4等离子体聚合物复合膜.研究表明,该膜有较好的气体透过性能,其氧气透过速率Jo_2为0.5—2×10~(-5)cm~3(STP)/cm~2·sec·cmHg,氧氮分离系数。αo/N为3.3—3.8,远远高于用经典方法制得的聚有机硅氧烷膜的αo/N2.0.     

等离子体聚合制备气体分离膜研究概况

本文叙述了近年来等离子体聚合技术制备气体分离膜,主要是富氧膜的研究进展。着重介绍等离子体聚合制备复合膜的类型及结构、气体透过特性、等离子体反应参数对复合膜气体透过性的影响。     

溴代聚-4-甲基戊烯-1的溶解性能及其膜的形态结构和结晶状态

<正> 迄今为止,用于气体分离的高分子膜,其气体透过速率和选择分离系数仍不够高。究其原因,一是膜材料的气体透过系数较低;二是某些气体透过系数较高的高分子材料又难以形成超薄膜层。     

过渡金属有机络合物添加剂对聚酰亚胺气体分离膜性能的影响

采用具有庞大取代基团的过渡金属有机络合物作为添加剂制备了聚酰亚胺气体分离膜,研究了过渡金属盐、有机配体和金属络合物对聚酰亚胺均质膜和非对称膜氢、氮气体透过性能的影响,结果表明过渡金属盐添加剂提高了分离系数,但降低了气体透过速率;有机配体添加剂增大了气体透过速率却降低了分离系数;以络合物作添加剂时,可在不降低分离系数的情况下使气体透过速率得到提高,是一种改进气体分离膜性能的有效方法。     

温度对含硅聚酰亚胺膜气体分离性能的影响

合成了次联苯基型合硅聚酰亚胺（ＳＩＤＡ－ＢＤＡ），研究了其均质膜对Ｈ２，Ｏ２和Ｎ２的透过分离性能与温度的关系，随着温度的升高，气体的透过系数和扩散系数增大，而溶解系数和选择系数则降低，此外，我们还讨论了气体在膜中的透过活化能，扩散活化能和吸着热。     

含脂肪链聚苯并咪唑的合成及其气体透过性能

对含脂肪链聚苯并咪唑的聚合反应进行了比较系统的研究，在此基础上，合成了一系列含脂肪链聚苯并咪唑．以甲酸为溶剂，在减压下，制备了聚合物的均质膜．对聚合物的气体选择透过性能进行了研究，并从化学结构与气体透过性能关系的角度进行了讨论，发现同一聚合物对不同气体的透过系数符合一般玻璃态聚合物的规津；增加柔性链段中亚甲基数目，可提高聚合物的气体透过系数，降低分离系数；刚性链段中引入柔性基因，可增大气体透过系数；温度升高，聚合物的气体透过系数提高，分离系数一般下降．     

主链含硅的芳族聚酰胺的合成及其气体选择透过性能

采用界面缩合聚合方法，合成了一系列主链含硅的芳族聚酰胺，从化学结构与气体透过性能关系的角度研究了此类聚合物均质膜的气体透过性能，结果表明，此类聚合物膜对Ｈ２、Ｏ２、Ｎ２、ＣＯ２、ＣＨ４的气体透过系数大小顺序符合一般玻璃态聚合物规律；在刚性强的高分子链段中引进柔性基因，可提高聚合物的气体透过系数；高分子主链有较强内旋转能力的聚合物，气体透过系数大；高分子主链的化学结构相同，苯环上带有侧甲基的聚合物有高的气体透过系数；硅原子上带有侧苯基的聚合物，其气体扩散系数大于而溶解系数小于硅原子上携有侧甲基的聚合物．结论为，在刚性高分子主链中引入柔性基团和提高刚性链间隙是增大气体透过含硅聚酰胺膜速率的有利因素．     

4，4′－联苯二甲酸－酚酞／四溴酚酞共聚酯的气体透过性能

合成了一系列单体比例不同的４，４′－联苯二甲酸－酚酞／四溴酚酞共聚酯，并制成柔软透明的均质薄膜。测定了膜对氢气、氧气、氮气、二氧化碳、甲烷的气体透过性能，重点研究单体比例不同的共聚物中分子主链溴含量对气体透过性能的影响，发现随着四溴酚酞单体含量的增加，气体在聚合物中的溶解系数增大；扩散系数下降；气体透过系数在一定范围内存在较大值；分离系数的变化则不明显。结果表明在聚芳酯的芳环上引入适当含量的溴，可以提高聚合物的气体透过系数，而对分离系数的值影响不大。     

高分子气体分离膜材料的化学结构与气体透过性能之间的关系

本文以硅橡胶和聚酰亚胺为基础,从高分子的化学组成、分子链段的运动能力、侧基的大小及其作用等几个方面,讨论了聚合物的化学结构对其均质膜的气体选择透过性能的影响,以溶解扩散过程对气体分离膜材料的透气行为进行了剖析,井简述高分子化学结构对其成膜时结晶情况的影响及对气体透过的作用;还概述了气体分离膜科学发展的历史以及基本原理.     

一种新的基于正丁胺等离子体聚合膜的免疫传感器抗体(抗原)固定化方法

等离子体聚合膜 ( Plasma- polymerized film)是由有机蒸气在辉光放电下聚合而成 ,这种高度交联的膜具有均匀、超薄、附着力强、化学稳定、机械性能良好、基质类型多样以及成膜有机物品种多样等优点 ,因此已引起了传感器工作者的兴趣 ,目前 ,所研制的传感器已用于有机气体的测定 [1 ,2 ] .Karube小组报道了乙烯二胺等离子体聚合膜在免疫传感器方面的应用[3,4] .但由于抗体直接共价键合于等离子体聚合膜上 ,无法洗脱 ,使等离子体聚合膜修饰的传感器不能再生 ,而不同批次沉积的等离子体聚合膜其交联度、活性基团含量等又难以一致 ,严重影响了…     

Effect of top layer swelling on the oxygen/nitrogen separation by surface modified polyurethane membranes

Cobalt(II) was chelated on the surface of a hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) based polyurethane (PU) membrane. The surface of a HTPB based PU membrane was first modified by ethylenediamine (EA) plasma. The cobalt chelated membrane was prepared by immersing the plasma treated membrane into a cobalt(II)/formamide solution for various length of time. For a fair comparison, the untreated and plasma treated membranes were also immersed in formamide solution. The gas transport properties of all three membranes were compared. Without solvent immersion, the O₂/N₂ selectivity increased from 2.6 to 3.1 after EA plasma treatment. But the permeability decreased from 0.88 GPU to 0.35 GPU. The selectivity was further improved to 4.4 by immersing the plasma treated membrane in a solution of CoCl₂·6H₂O/formamide for 1 h, but the permeability decreased to 0.23 GPU. The solvent immersion had little effect on the transport properties of the untreated membrane. But the transport properties of the plasma treated and cobalt chelated membranes were greatly affected by the formamide immersion. The oxygen and nitrogen permeabilities of the modified top layers could be calculated from a series model for composite membranes. It was found that both the permeability and selectivity of the top layer of the plasma treated membrane increased with the solvent immersing time. For the top layer of the cobalt chelated membrane, the gas permeability first decreased after 1 h immersion and then increased after further immersion in CoCl₂·6H₂O/formamide solution. The selectivity of cobalt chelated membrane increased as the gas permeability decreased and vice versa. These results implied that the EA grafting enhanced the O₂/N₂ selectivity by increasing its oxygen affinity but the cobalt chelating increased the O₂/N₂ selectivity by enhancing the size sieving effect.     

Treatment of polyacrylonitrile co‐polymer membrane by low temperature radio‐frequency nitrogen plasma

Radio frequency plasma discharge of nitrogen gas was employed for modification of the surface of polyacrylonitrile membranes. The enhancement of hydrophilicity of the plasma modified membrane was evaluated by measuring the contact angle. The influence of various plasma operating conditions, namely, power and exposure time on improvement of permeability and hydrophilicity of the membrane was investigated. Hydrophilicity of the plasma‐treated membranes was more at higher exposure time and power. Approximately 67% increase in permeability of the modified membrane was obtained, and it was retained up to 2 months. Hydrophilicity of the membrane surface was due to attachment of functional groups derived from nitrogen and oxygen.     

Surface and electrochemical properties of polypropylene track membrane modified by plasma of non-polymerizing gases

The surface and electrochemical properties of polypropylene track membrane treated by plasma of nitrogen, air, and oxygen are studied. The effect of the plasma-forming gas composition on the surface morphology is considered. The membrane surface microrelief formed during the gas-discharge etching is found to change. Moreover, the non-polymerizing gas plasma treatment induces oxidation of the membrane surface layer and generates oxygen-containing functional groups, mostly carbonyl and carboxyl. The higher membrane roughness and its hydrophilization is shown to lead to its better wettability. In addition, the presence of polar groups in the membrane surface layer modifies its hydrodynamic and electrochemical properties so that water permeability and conductivity of modified membranes increase.     

Investigation on the Enhancement of Antimicrobial Activity of Neem Leaf Extract Treated Cotton Fabric Using Air and Oxygen DC Plasma

The enhancement of hydrophilicity of DC air and oxygen plasma treated cotton fabric and its effect on the antimicrobial efficacy when treated with neem leaf extract is reported in this paper. The axial and radial ion density distribution between the electrodes was studied using Langmuir probe to place the fabric between the electrodes for effective plasma treatment. The effect of system parameters viz., process gas pressure, DC power density and plasma exposure time on the hydrophilicity and hence the antimicrobial efficacy after the neem leaf extract treatment was analysed and optimised. The functional group present in the cellulose units of the cotton fabric before and after plasma treatment was identified and estimated using standard tests and analysed using ATR–FTIR spectra. The surface morphology of untreated and plasma treated cotton fabric was analyzed with the help of SEM micrograph. The mean pore diameter of the fabric matrix was calculated and air permeability was measured before and after plasma treatment to account for the improved capillarity due to plasma treatment. The formation of functional groups with increased polarity and improved capillary action of the plasma treated fabric enhances its hydrophilicity which in turn improves the sorption of neem leaf extract and hence the antimicrobial activity.     

Pore Modification in Porous Ceramic Membranes With Sol-Gel Process and Determination of Gas Permeability and Selectivity

Summary: The aim of the study was to investigate the variation in total surface area, porosity, pore size, Knudsen and surface diffusion coefficients, gas permeability and selectivity before and after the application of sol-gel process to porous ceramic membrane in order to determine the effect of pore modification. In this study, three different sol-gel process were applied to the ceramic support separately; one was the silica sol-gel process which was applied to increase porosity, others were silica-sol dip coating and silica-sol processing methods which were applied to decrease pore size. As a result of this, total surface area, pore size and porosity of ceramic support and membranes were determined by using BET instrument. In addition to this, Knudsen and surface diffusion coefficients were also calculated. After then, ceramic support and membranes were exposed to gas permeation experiments by using the CO₂ gas with different flow rates. Gas permeability and selectivity of those membranes were measured according to the data obtained. Thus, pore surface area, porosity, pore size and Knudsen diffusion coefficient of membrane treated with silica sol-gel process increased while total surface area was decreasing. Therefore, permeability of ceramic support and membrane treated with silica sol-gel process increased, and selectivity decreased with increasing the gas flow rate. Also, surface area, porosity, pore size, permeability, selectivity, Knudsen and surface diffusion coefficients of membranes treated with silica-sol dip coating and silica-sol processing methods were determined. As a result of this, porosity, pore size, Knudsen and surface diffusion coefficients decreased, total surface area increased in both methods. However, viscous flow and Knudsen flow permeability were detected as a consequence of gas permeability test and Knudsen flow was found to be a dominant transport mechanism in addition to surface diffusive flow owing to the small pore diameter in both methods. It was observed that silica-sol processing method had lower pore diameter and higher surface diffusion coefficient than silica-sol dip coating method.     

Tailoring the properties of asymmetric cellulose acetate membranes by gas plasma etching

Cellulose triacetate (CTA) ultrafilters and cellulose acetate blend (CAB) desalination membranes were treated with a radiofrequency gas plasma (tetrafluoromethane (CF(4)) or carbon dioxide (CO(2)), 47-49 W, 0.04-0.08 mbar). Treatment times were varied between 15 s and 120 min. The plasma-treated top layer of the membranes was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and contact angle measurements to obtain information about surface structure, chemistry, and wettability, respectively. The membrane properties (e.g., permeability, selectivity, fouling) were studied by waterflux measurements, molecular weight cutoff measurements, and fouling experiments with bovine serum albumin. CO(2) plasma treatment resulted in gradual etching of the membrane's dense top layer. Permeation and selectivity changed significantly for treatment times of 0-15 min for CTA and 5-60 min for CAB membranes. Moreover, CTA membranes were hydrophilized during CO(2) plasma treatment whereas CF(4) plasma treatment led to hydrophobic surfaces due to strong fluorination of the top layer. This study shows that gas plasma etching can tailor the properties of asymmetric cellulose acetate membranes by simultaneously modifying the chemistry and structure of the top layer. The low fouling properties of CTA membranes were thereby largely maintained.     

Mechanism of Modification of Poly(trimethylsilylpropyne) and Poly(vinyltrimethylsilane) in a Fluorinated RF Discharge Plasma and in the Afterglow Zone

Chemical transformations in the surface layer of thin poly(trimethylsilylpropyne) and poly(vinyltrimethylsilane) films in the plasma and afterglow of RF discharges in fluorinated gases were experimentally studied. The mechanism of chemical transformations and their effect on the gas permeability of the polymer films are discussed.     

Enhancement of Germination and Seedling Growth of Wheat Seed Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma with Various Gas Sources

The influences of non-thermal discharge plasma treatment on wheat seed germination and seedling growth were investigated using a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma system at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. DBD plasma with various gas sources (oxygen, air, argon, and nitrogen) was employed in this study. Germination characteristics, seedling growth parameters, surface changes of the seed coat, permeability, and soluble protein of the seedlings were measured after the DBD plasma treatments. The experimental results showed that moderate-intensity DBD plasma had active impacts on wheat seed germination and seedling growth. Germination potential significantly increased by 24.0, 28.0, and 35.5% after 4 min of the air plasma, nitrogen plasma, and argon plasma treatments, respectively, compared with the control; and the shoot and root length also increased; however, no enhancement was observed after the oxygen plasma treatment. Scanning electron microscope analysis showed that etching effects on the seed coat occurred after the air plasma, nitrogen plasma, and argon plasma treatments, which affected the hygroscopicity and permeability of the wheat seed. In addition, moderate-intensity DBD plasma could also activate several physiological reactions in wheat seed, resulting in the increase of soluble protein production in wheat seedlings.     

Techniques of signal generation required for electropermeabilization. Survey of electropermeabilization devices

Electropermeabilization is a phenomenon that transiently increases permeability of the cell plasma membrane. In the state of high permeability, the plasma membrane allows ions, small and large molecules to be introduced into the cytoplasm, although the cell plasma membrane represents a considerable barrier for them in its normal state. Besides introduction of various substances to cell cytoplasm, permeabilized cell membrane allows cell fusion or insertion of proteins to the cell membrane. Efficiency of all these applications strongly depends on parameters of electric pulses that are delivered to the treated object using specially developed electrodes and electronic devices--electroporators. In this paper we present and compare most commonly used techniques of signal generation required for electropermeabilization. In addition, we present an overview of commercially available electroporators and electroporation systems that were described in accessible literature.     

Plasma polymerization of mixed monomer gases

In this paper, plasma polymerization of mixed monomer gases was studied. In the films, the elements derived from each monomer are contained, and they are distributed homogeneously at a certain depth. The films are made up by the copolymers in which both monomers are combined. The chemical compositions of the copolymers can be controlled by changing the proportions of the two monomer gases. The films having gradual compositional change toward depth can be prepared by using a mixture of two monomer gases and changing their proportions during the plasma polymerization. These copolymeric and gradient copolymeric films were formed on porous glass hollow fibers, and gas permeability of these composite membranes was measured. The gradient copolymerization methods are available for the preparation of the membranes for gas separation.