Publication detail

Continuous surface modification of glass fibers in a roll-to-roll plasma-enhanced CVD reactor for glass fiber/polyester composites

ČECH, V. BRÁNECKÝ, M.

Original Title

Continuous surface modification of glass fibers in a roll-to-roll plasma-enhanced CVD reactor for glass fiber/polyester composites

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is a cost-effective and green process of plasma polymer synthesis that can be used as a gentle but powerful tool for the surface modification of fibers and retains their bulk properties. This paper introduces the notion of a compact and modular device consisting of low-pressure reactor segments that have a specialized function and are adapted for the continuous modification of fiber surface. A roll-to-roll device, designed on an industrial scale, with a PECVD reactor was used for continuous plasma pretreatment and plasma polymerization coating on 1,600 glass fibers in a bundle, with the fibers used as reinforcements in a glass fiber/polyester composite. Optimization of the plasma-processing conditions allowed for the improvement of interfacial adhesion between the glass fibers and polymer matrix, resulting in an increase in the shear strength of the polymer composite by 14%, compared to industrially sized fibers coated by wet chemical processes.

Keywords

Glass fibers; Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Interface/interphase; Chemical vapour deposition (CVD)

Authors

ČECH, V.; BRÁNECKÝ, M.

Released

26. 3. 2019

ISBN

1878-5840

Periodical

COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

Year of study

121

Number

6

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

244

Pages to

253

Pages count

10

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X19301125

BibTex

@article{BUT160072,
  author="Vladimír {Čech} and Antonín {Knob} and Martin {Bránecký}",
  title="Continuous surface modification of glass fibers in a roll-to-roll plasma-enhanced CVD reactor for glass fiber/polyester composites",
  journal="COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING",
  year="2019",
  volume="121",
  number="6",
  pages="244--253",
  doi="10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.03.036",
  issn="1878-5840",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X19301125"
}