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Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
ELECTRON TRANSPORT AND REACTION KINETICS
- Electron energy transport:
- Reaction Kinetics include sources due to electron impact and heavy
particle reactions, photoionization and contributions from
secondary emission.
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Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
- Fluid averaged values of mass density, mass momentum and
thermal energy density obtained in using unsteady algorithms.
Continuity :
Momentum:
Energy :
- Individual neutral species densities are updated.
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FLUID MODULE : NEUTRAL PARTICLE TRANSPORT
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Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
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SURFACE KINETICS MODULE
- To predict surface compositions, a surface kinetics module is
incorporated into the plasma dynamics model.
- Module predicts densities of surface resident groups using
fluxes from the plasma and a user-provided mechanism.
Plasma
Dynamics
Model
Fluxes
Surface
densities of
functional
groups
Sticking
coefficients
Surface
Kinetics Model
Surface reaction
mechanism
Components of Corona Treating
Systems
Power Source
The power source generally consists of a high frequency
generator and a high voltage output transformer. In very general
terms, the purpose of the power source is to raise the incoming
electricity (typically 50/60 Hz, 230/460 V) to a higher frequency
(10-35 kHz) and higher voltage (10 kV). The power source is
commonly referred to as a power supply or a generator.
Typically, power supplies are rated in kilowatts (kW) and can
range from 500 W to 30 kW, depending on the application.
Treater Station
All treater stations have a high voltage electrode and a ground
electrode. A solid dielectric (insulating) material is needed to
cover one of the two electrodes in order to generate a corona
atmosphere, as opposed to a "lightening bolt" charge (the
dielectric covering (silicone, ceramic, epoxy, etc.) prevents the
voltage from arcing to the ground roll. Instead the air is broken
down and a corona (oxidised air) is generated). Heat, ozone and
NOX are formed.
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
- Electrode embedded in dielectric with tip exposed to the
processing gas with a gap of 2 mm to the PP surface.
- Atmospheric pressure
- Applied voltage (10 ns pulses) at up to 10s kV, 0.1 10 kHz.
CORONA DISCHARGE GEOMETRY
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Not to scale
2
m
m
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
GAS PHASE CHEMISTRY: He/O
2
/H
2
O
- Treatment in O
2
containing plasmas is known to effectively
incorporate O atoms into the surface.
- Process is initiated by electron impact dissociation of O
2
and H
2
O
into radicals such as O and OH.
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Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
DYNAMICS OF THE FIRST PULSE: T
e
, SOURCES
- - 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O
2
/H
2
O=89/10/1, 02 ns, no flow
Animation Slide-GIF
MIN
MAX
log scale
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- T
e
0-9 eV
- Electron Source
5x10
20
-5x10
23
cm
-3
s
-1
- T
e
peaks at the
ionization front
initiated near the
electrode and
propagates toward
the PP surface.
- Electron sources by
electron impact
ionization track the
maximum in T
e
.
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
- - 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O
2
/H
2
O=89/10/1, 02 ns, no flow.
- O 10
11
10
15
cm
-3
- OH 10
11
10
14
cm
-3
PLASMA DYNAMICS OF THE FIRST PULSE
- Electron density of 10
13
-10
14
cm
-3
is produced behind the front.
- O and OH are produced predominantly by electron impact reactions
of O
2
and H
2
O respectively.
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Animation Slide-GIF
- [e] 10
11
10
14
cm
-3
MIN
MAX
log scale
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
END OF FIRST PULSE AFTERGLOW: RADICALS
- - 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O
2
/H
2
O=89/10/1, 100 s, no flow
- The density of O decreases to 10
12
cm
-3
in the interpulse period as it
is consumed in 3-body reactions with O
2
to form O
3
(10
14
cm
-3
).
- The density of OH decreases to 10
12
as it reacts with both O and O
3
.
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MIN
MAX
log scale
- [O
3
] 5x10
12
-5 x 10
14
cm
-3
- [OH] 10
11
10
13
cm
-3
- [O] 10
11
10
13
cm
-3
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
RADICALS AND GROUPS AT CARBON CENTERS ON PP
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- Polypropylene structure
- Different radicals and functional groups are created at the carbon
atoms when treated in O
2
containing plasmas:
Alkyl Alkoxy Carbonyl Alcohol Peroxy Acid
R* R O* R = O R OH R O O* O = R OH
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
SURFACE REACTION MECHANISM: INITIATION
- Initiation by H abstraction:
Alkyl radicals (R*) formed by H abstraction by OH and O.
- Propagation and saturation:
Peroxy (R-O-O*) formed by the addition of O
2
to alkyl (R*) sites.
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t = 1 - 10 s
t = 10-100 s
- Propagation:
Alkoxy (R-O*) formed by reaction of O
3
and O with alkyl (R*) sites.
- Surface surface reactions:
Alkoxy (R-O*) radicals abstract H from surrounding sites to form
alcohol (R-OH) groups.
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
SURFACE REACTION MECHANISM: PROPAGATION
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t = 10-100 s
t = 10-50 ms
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
SURFACE REACTION MECHANISM: CHAIN SCISSION
- Carbonyl (R-C=O) groups are formed by chain scission.
- Abstraction from carbonyl groups (R-C*=O) may lead to further
chain degradation evolving CO
2
into the gas phase.
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t = 50 - 100 ms
t = 100 - 1000 ms
- Termination
Addition of OH produces carboxylic acid groups.
H and OH also add to alkyl radicals (R*) in termination steps.
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
SURFACE REACTION MECHANISM: TERMINATION
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t = 100 - 1000 ms
R* + O, O
3
R - O* + O
2
R* + O
2
R - OO*
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
PP TREATMENT WITH A SINGLE PULSE
- - 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O
2
/H
2
O=89/10/1, 0 100 s
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- Alkyl (R*) radicals are formed within 10 s.
- Alkoxy (R-O*) and peroxy (R-OO*) are
formed as alkyl (R*) sites react over 10s s .
R-OO*
R-O*
0.5 cm
R*
RH + O, OH R* + OH, H
2
O
- O and OH are generated in each pulse and consumed between pulses
in reactions with O
2
and O
3
respectively.
- O
3
is relatively unreactive and so accumulates pulse-to-pulse.
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
DYNAMICS WITH REPETITIVE PULSING (NO FLOW)
- - 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O
2
/H
2
O=89/10/1, 1 kHz, 0.005 s
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- OH
- O
3
- O
-[e]
10 cm
Animation Slide-GIF
10
10
10
14
cm
-3
, log scale
- - 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O
2
/H
2
O=89/10/1, 1 kHz, 0.05 s
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
PP TREATMENT WITH REPETITIVE PULSE (NO FLOW)
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2 cm
RH + O, OH R* + OH, H
2
O
- Alkyls (R*) are regenerated every
pulse by O and OH, and consumed.
- Peroxy (R-O-O*) accumulate pulse-to-
pulse
R* + O
2
R-O-O*
Iowa State University
Optical and Discharge Physics
PULSED DISCHARGES WITH GAS FLOW
- - 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O
2
/H
2
O=89/10/1, few slpm ( | | = 10s 100s cm/s)
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- Axial gas flow varied from negligible to a few slpm (t = 10s ms)
- How does gas flow aid in treatment downstream?
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