Zinc Coated Steel/Epoxy Adhesive Systems: Investigation of the Interfacial Zone by FTIR Spectroscopy

The present study takes advantage of the ability of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) for the analysis of ultrathin organic films on metals. FTIR in the reflection mode (IRRAS) is used in order to study the interaction of ultrathin films of dicyandiamide (hardener of most one-pack epoxy resins) with various substrates, model ones such as gold or zinc and industrial ones such as steel and zinc-coated steels.

Pure zinc surfaces and, to a lesser extent, zinc-coated steels are shown to react with dicyandiamide after heating at 180°C, as evidenced by the frequency shift of the absorption band (at about 2200 cm^-1) characteristic for nitrile groups. As real systems consist of thick layers of a fully formulated adhesive cured onto a metallic substrate, the direct investigation of such a buried interphase is no longer possible by FTIR and by most of the known spectroscopies. Some mechanically tested specimens are then analysed, after failure, by FTIR microspectrometry. The spectra obtained, corresponding to the fracture initiation zone which is about 100 μm in diameter, advocate for the presence of an ultrathin layer of modified polymer still covering the substrate.     

SDS对溶菌酶溶液乳化作用的影响研究

本文研究了溶菌酶（Lysozyme）溶液中加入SDS8以后对正辛烷乳化作用的变化规律，结合FTIR的测定结果，从结构万面解释了蛋白质乳化作用变化的原因．     

Preadhesion Laser Treatment of Aluminum Surfaces

An excimer laser may be used for preadhesion treatment of aluminum alloys. This method presents an alternative to the use of ecologically unfriendly chemicals involved in conventional anodizing pretreatments.

Experimental results indicate that preadhesion laser surface treatment significantly improved the shear strength of modified-epoxy bonded aluminum specimens compared with untreated and anodized substrates. The best results were obtained with laser energy of about 0.2 J/Pulse/cm² where single lap shear strength was improved by 600-700% compared with that of untreated Al alloy, and by 40% compared with chromic acid anodizing pretreatment.

The mode of failure changed from adhesive to cohesive as the number of laser pulses increased during treatment. The latter phenomenon has been correlated with morphology changes as revealed by electron microscopy, and chemical modification as indicated by Auger and infrared spectroscopy.

It can be concluded that the excimer laser has potential as a precise, clean and simple preadhesion treatment of Al alloys.     

聚砜酰胺的分子量对其超滤膜性能的影响——Ⅲ.热性能

对不同分子量的PSA 材料和由其制成的超滤膜的TGA、DSC 及FTIR 研究表明,PSA 会以氢键的形式吸附水份,被吸附的水份主要以单分子形式存在,双聚或多聚的也有,但较少;并且在温度升到40℃左右将全部游离出来,在120℃左右则全部气化离开PSA。PSA 材料在400℃以上才开始分解,其耐热性能随分子量的增大而降低。凝胶浴不同对PSA 膜的晶态影响不大。     

用FTIR研究聚氨酯／不饱和聚酯IPN体系的反应动力学

利用傅里叶变换红外光谱研究聚氨酯不饱和聚酯互穿聚合物网络体系的反应动力学，求出了ＰＵ的反应速度常数ｋ。实验结果表明，ＰＵ在半－ＩＰＮ体系中的反应为二级反应，ＩＰＮ体系中ＰＵ组分与ＵＰ组分的反应相互影响：ＵＰ组分使ＰＵ组分的前期反应速度变慢，后期反应速度相对增加；ＰＵ组分使ＵＰ组分聚合的诱导期明显缩短。ＰＵ和ＵＰ的配比对反应转化率的影响是反应前期ＰＵ组分含量越高，ＰＵ组分反应转化率也越高；反应后期，     

Use of laser scanning confocal microscopy for characterizing changes in film thickness and local surface morphology of UV-exposed polymer coatings

Laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) has been used to characterize the changes in film thickness and local surface morphology of polymer coatings during the UV degradation process. With the noninvasive feature of LSCM, one can obtain thickness information directly and nondestructively at various exposure times without destroying the specimens or deriving the thickness values from IR measurement by assuming uniform film ablation. Two acrylic polymer coatings were chosen for the study, and the physical and chemical changes of the two systems at various exposure times were measured and analyzed. Those measurable physical changes caused by UV exposure include film ablation, formation of pits and other surface defects, and increases in surface roughness. It was found in both coatings that changes in measured film thickness by LSCM were not correlated linearly to the predicted thickness loss using the changes in the CH band obtained by the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy measurements in the later degradation stages. This result suggested it was not a uniform film ablation process during the UV degradation. At later stages, where surface deformation became severe, surface roughness and profile information using LSCM were also proven to be useful for analyzing the surface degradation process Presented at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, November 13–14, 2004 in Philadelphia, PA.     

IR study of the interaction of hydroxyl groups of silica gel with Cr species of Phillips' type catalysts

Spectroscopic evidence for the interaction of hydroxyl groups and chromium ions was obtained using a catalyst prepared from chromyl chloride. A new OH peak, observed at 3705 cm^–1 after pumping away CO gas, is attributed to the direct interaction of OH with the low-valent chromium. This peak shifts to 3590 cm^–1 on contact with O₂ at room temperature and it is assigned to a hydroxyl interacting with the oxidized chromium. New assignments are also proposed for IR bands of CO presorbed on the catalyst. The peak due to CO at 2188 cm^–1 decreases as the OH intensity at 3705 cm^–1 increases, suggesting that the former peak arises from adsorption on Cr(II) species to which two oxygen atoms are attached.     

Long-term weathering behavior of UV-curable clearcoats: Depth profiling of photooxidation,UVA, and HALS distributions

The long-term weathering performance of two UV-curable clearcoat systems was studied using in-plane microtomy in combination with infrared spectroscopy, UV spectroscopy, and ESR spectroscopy. Oxygen transport characteristics were also studied using the half-time method. The photooxidation versus depth profile was highly dependant on the presence of hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) for both coating systems. Ultraviolet light absorbers (UVA) had little effect on the photooxidation profile. A photooxidation gradient was formed in both clearcoats due to a reduction in oxygen solubility when compared to standard thermoset clearcoats. This gradient was only seen in formulations not containing HALS. Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, on October 27–29, 2004, in Chicago, IL.     

The correlations between structural and optical properties of magnetite nanoparticles synthesised from natural iron sand

The correlations between structural and optical properties of magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles were analyzed by using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. The magnetite was synthesised from the iron sand using NaOH, HCl, and NaCl as a solvent. From the quantitative analysis of XRD spectra, the crystallite size (D), strain ($\epsilon$), stress ($\sigma$), energy deformation (u), porosity, and specific surface area were determined. The Kramers Kronig (K–K) relations was applied to the FTIR spectra to determine the optical properties: refractive index (n), extinction coefficient (k), the complex dielectric function ($\mathit{\epsilon }$), and the energy loss function (Im(-1/ε)). The uniform strain was produced from the NaOH and HCl as the solvent. The magnetite had higher porosity with NaCl as a solvent and was directly proportional to the optical phonon vibration. We found a perfect correlation; when the difference between two optical phonon increases, the crystallite size decreases, and the strain will be uniform.     

多官能度聚氨酯丙烯酸酯的合成及性能研究

采取两步法合成了高官能度聚氨酯丙烯酸酯,用实时红外光谱研究了多官能度聚氨酯丙烯酸酯的光聚合动力学,并研究了多官能度聚氨酯丙烯酸酯与其它单体配方的机械性能。研究发现随着丙烯酸官能度的增多,双键转化率也随之降低;官能度的增加会提高漆膜的硬度。