ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Fast atom bombardment applied in the low keV energy range to organosilicon gas separation membranes was found to modify their mass transport properties in a controllable manner. In particular, asymmetric polyvinyltrimethylsilane membranes and polydimethylsiloxane-based composite ones were treated by particle beams obtained from various gases like Ar, He, H2, and NH3, with particle energies of about 1 keV and does of about 1015 particles cm-2. In each case, improvements in the component selectivities for various gas mixtures coupled with decreases in the component permeances were obtained. The extent of mod-ification of the mass transport properties increased with increase of the calculated average depth of penetration of the bombarding particles. The modification of the mass transport properties was considered to take place as a result of compaction of the surface layer due to reaction like crosslinking and loss of pendant groups. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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