Characterization of polymer synthesized from the nonequilibrium plasma conversion of CFC-12 and methane in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor

S.K. Kundu; E.M. Kennedy; J.C. Mackie; C.I. Holdsworth; T.S. Molloy; V.V. Gaikwad; B.Z. Dlugogorski

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Characterization of polymer synthesized from the nonequilibrium plasma conversion of CFC-12 and methane in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor

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Characterization of polymer synthesized from the nonequilibrium plasma conversion of CFC-12 and methane in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor

S.K. Kundu, E.M. Kennedy, J.C. Mackie, C.I. Holdsworth, T.S. Molloy, V.V. Gaikwad and B.Z. Dlugogorski

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.53(50), pp.19380-19386

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ie502564t

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Abstract

A dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) nonequilibrium plasma reactor was employed to polymerize CFC-12 (CCl2F2, dichlorodifluoromethane) at atmospheric pressure. The plasma polymerization of this saturated halogenated hydrocarbon was conducted in the presence of methane as reactant, in an argon bath gas and where the reaction environment was free from oxygen and nitrogen. The reaction resulted in the formation of non-cross-linked polymer product and whereby the non-cross-linked nature of the polymer enabled its characterization by solution state 13C and 19F nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic analysis. The generated polymer was also analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry, and the spectra thus obtained were consistent with the analysis by NMR. The analyses of NMR and FTIR spectroscopy reveal the formation of fluoropolymers from the conversion of CFC-12.

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Title: Characterization of polymer synthesized from the nonequilibrium plasma conversion of CFC-12 and methane in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor
Authors/Creators: S.K. Kundu (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle Australia
E.M. Kennedy (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle Australia
J.C. Mackie (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle Australia
C.I. Holdsworth (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle Australia
T.S. Molloy (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle Australia
V.V. Gaikwad (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle Australia
B.Z. Dlugogorski (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.53(50), pp.19380-19386
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Identifiers: 991005544894407891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Engineering and Information Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 5 Physics; 5.202 Plasma Physics; 5.202.388 Plasma Discharges
Web Of Science research areas: Engineering, Chemical
ESI research areas: Chemistry