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Plasma Activation of Wood Surface by Diffuse Coplanar Surface Barrier Discharge

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Radial cuts of Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) heartwood was activated by Diffuse Coplanar Surface Barrier Discharge (DCSBD) plasma. The plasma treatment resulted in a considerable increase of free surface energy and in the substantial reduction of 50 μl water droplet uptake time. FTIR analysis confirmed the formation of additional polar functional groups on the wood surface due to the plasma treatment. This is consistent with the shift of wood surface pH level towards more acidic values. The energy efficiency of the DCSBD plasma treatment is better comparing to the known volume dielectric barrier discharge treatment method.

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The research was supported in part by the Slovak Research and Development Agency, Project No. APVT-20-033004 and the Czech Science Foundation, Grant No. 202/05/0777.

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  1. Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina F2, Bratislava, 842 48, Slovakia

    Maria Odrášková, Jozef Ráhel’, Anna Zahoranová & Mirko Černák

  2. Institute of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic

    Jozef Ráhel’ & Mirko Černák

  3. Department of Chemical Technology of Wood, Pulp and Paper, Slovak Technical University, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Radovan Tiňo

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Odrášková, M., Ráhel’, J., Zahoranová, A. et al. Plasma Activation of Wood Surface by Diffuse Coplanar Surface Barrier Discharge. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 28, 203–211 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-007-9117-8

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