Plasma Polymerization of Styrene Using an Argon-Fed Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet

• Main Authors: Tan, Paolo Edward C, Mahinay, Christian Lorenz S, Culaba, Ivan B, Streeter, Oliver Kevin M, Hilario, Miguel Ricardo
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/109; https://avs.scitation.org/doi/10.1116/1.5030840
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In this paper, the authors describe an alternative polymerization process of styrene monomer. Styrene, placed in a Plexiglas crucible to minimize splattering, was treated with an argon-atmospheric plasma jet, at a gas flow rate of 12.5 standard cubic feet per hour for 12 min, using a 450-W neon sign...