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Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Treatment of Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) to Enhance Adhesion Energy between EVA and Polyurethane

상압 플라즈마 표면처리에 따른 Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA)의 표면개질 및 Polyurethane과의 접착력 증진

  • Kim, Jeong-Soon (Plasma Technology Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering) ;
  • Uhm, Han-S (Plasma Technology Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering) ;
  • Kim, Hyoung-Suk (Plasma Technology Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering)
  • 김정순 (고등기술연구원 플라즈마기술센터) ;
  • 엄환섭 (고등기술연구원 플라즈마기술센터) ;
  • 김형석 (고등기술연구원 플라즈마기술센터)
  • Published : 2004.03.31
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Abstract

Plasma treatment is frequently used to increase surface functionality and surface activity. It enables to improve various surface properties such as catalytic selectivity, printability, and interfacial adhesion between various materials. Surface or the ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) is exposed under an atmospheric pressure plasma torch (APPT), generated by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD), and the treated surfaces are systemically investigated. Argon, air, and oxygen are used as a processing gas. Properties of the treated EVA surfaces are investigated by the zeta-potential measurements and surface free energies. It is shown that the plasma treatment leads to a drastic increase of surface functional groups of EVA, as the increase of its adhesion energy ($G_{IC}$). Therefore, it is concluded that the APPT process is an effective means to improve adhesion of EVA and polyurethane (PU).

플라즈마 표면처리는 표면 관능기 표면 활성도 등을 증가시켜 촉매적 선택성, 염색성 및 다양한 소재의 접착력을 증가시켜주는데 큰 역할을 담당한다. 본 연구에서는 dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)를 이용한 상압 플라즈마 토치로 ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)의 표면을 처리하였다. 이때 사용된 가스는 아르곤, 공기, 및 산소를 이용하였으며, 표면처리에 따른 EVA의 표면 특성을 제타전위와 표면자유에너지를 이용하여 관찰하였다. 그 결과, 상압 플라즈마 표면처리에 따른 EVA의 표면 관능기는 접착 에너지 ($G_{IC}$)와 비례관계를 가지며 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 특히, 상압 플라즈마 표면처리 공정은 EVA와 polyurethane (PU) 계면의 접착력을 크게 증가시켜 주는 것을 확인하였다.

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