Production of selective membranes using plasma deposited nanochanneled thin films



Título del documento: Production of selective membranes using plasma deposited nanochanneled thin films
Revista: Materials research
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000312933
ISSN: 1516-1439
Autores: 1


Instituciones: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola Politecnica, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Oct-Dic
Volumen: 9
Número: 4
Paginación: 381-386
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Nota breve o noticia
Enfoque: Experimental
Resumen en inglés The hydrolization of thin films obtained by tetraethoxysilane plasma polymerization results in the formation of a nanochanneled silicone like structure that could be useful for the production of selective membranes. Therefore, the aim of this work is to test the permeation properties of hydrolyzed thin films. The films were tested for: 1) permeation of polar organic compounds and/or water in gaseous phase and 2) permeation of salt in liquid phase. The efficiency of permeation was tested using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique in gas phase and conductimetric analysis (CA) in liquid phase. The substrates used were: silicon for characterization of the deposited films, piezoelectric quartz crystals for tests of selective membranes and cellophane paper for tests of permeation. QCM analysis showed that the nanochannels allow the adsorption and/or permeation of polar organic compounds, such as acetone and 2-propanol, and water. CA showed that the films allow salt permeation after an inhibition time needed for hydrolysis of the organic radicals within the film. Due to their characteristics, the films can be used for grains protection against microorganism proliferation during storage without preventing germination
Disciplinas: Ingeniería,
Física y astronomía
Palabras clave: Ingeniería de materiales,
Teoría cinética y plasmas,
Películas delgadas,
Polimerización,
Nanoestructuras
Keyword: Engineering,
Physics and astronomy,
Materials engineering,
Kinetic theory and plasma,
Thin films,
Polymerization,
Nanostructures
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