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Deposition of fluorocarbon groups on wood surfaces using the jet of an atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge

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This work reports the functionalization of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) wood surfaces following their exposure to the jet of an atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge operated in either Ar or N2 with C3F8 (octafluoropropane) as the growth precursor for plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition. Analysis of the current–voltage characteristics (I–V) revealed a filamentary behaviour in all conditions. While more intense current peaks were observed after addition of C3F8 in Ar, a decrease in the discharge current was seen in N2/C3F8 plasmas. Optical emission spectroscopy showed the apparition of a CF2 + continuum and CF2 rovibrational bands between 225 and 350 nm with increasing applied voltage and precursor concentration in the Ar plasmas; a feature ascribed to the presence of plasma-generated C3F8 fragments. In such conditions, water contact angle (WCA) measurements indicated that freshly sanded wood samples became highly hydrophobic, with WCAs in the 140° range and excellent dimensional stability for a period of up to 125 days. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that such behaviours result from the deposition of highly hydrophobic CF x groups on the surface. On the other hand, no increase in surface hydrophobicity was observed following exposure to the jet of N2/C3F8 plasmas, probably due to their much lower precursor fragmentation levels.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Fonds de Recherche du Québec—Nature et Technologies (FRQNT) and the Association Nationale de la Recherche (ANR). O. Levasseur acknowledges NSERC, the Fonds de Recherche du Québec Nature et Technologies (FRQNT), and FPInnovations for the Industrial Innovation Scholarship.

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  1. Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada

    O. Levasseur & L. Stafford

  2. Division des Produits du Bois, FPInnovations, Québec, QC, G1P 4R4, Canada

    M. Vlad

  3. UPS, INPT, LAPLACE, Université de Toulouse, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    J. Profili & N. Gherardi

  4. LAPLACE, CNRS, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    N. Gherardi

  5. Plasmionique, Varennes, QC, J3X 1S2, Canada

    A. Sarkissian

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Levasseur, O., Vlad, M., Profili, J. et al. Deposition of fluorocarbon groups on wood surfaces using the jet of an atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge. Wood Sci Technol 51, 1339–1352 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-017-0958-x

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