Thermoplastic prepregs that are also known as organo sheets are processed in presses and formed to half shells. Larger components can be produced by joining the half shells, which results in hollow bodies. However, current manufacturing technologies allow only cap profile shaped joints, which cause fiber deflections in the joint plane. This presentation shows that overlapping infrared welds in organo sheets enable weld strengths close to the interlaminar shear strengths of the unwelded materials and thus a fiber utilization across the joint plane. By using high welding pressures, a matrix depletion and a change of the fiber alignment in the weld plane may occur which causes low weld strengths. Therefore possibilbites to optimize the weld strengths are shown and one possible process variants for the manufacturing of hollow bodies by infrared welding is introduced.

Thermoplastic prepregs that are also known as organo sheets are processed in presses and formed to half shells. Larger components can be produced by joining the half shells, which results in hollow bodies. However, current manufacturing technologies allow only cap profile shaped joints, which cause fiber deflections in the joint plane. This paper shows that overlapping infrared welds in organo sheets enable weld strengths close to the interlaminar shear strengths of the unwelded materials and thus a fiber utilization across the joint plane. By using high welding pressures, a matrix depletion and a change of the fiber alignment in the weld plane may occur which causes low weld strengths. Therefore, criteria for the successful welding were defined and various possibilities to optimize the weld strengths were investigated.

Plasma pretreatments are environmentally benign and energy efficient processes for modifying the surface chemistry of materials. In an effort to improve the strength of the titanium alloy/FM-5 polyimide adhesive joint for aerospace applications, oxygen plasma pretreatments and novel thin plasma polymerized (PP) films were investigated as adhesion promoters. Plasma treatments were carried out using custom-built, low pressure, radio frequency, inductively coupled plasma reactors. Ti-6Al-4V coupons were plasma treated and used to prepare miniature single lap shear (SLS) joints. The effects of plasma pretreatments on surface chemistry were studied using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), Fourier transform infrared analysis (FTIR), and contact angle measurements. Relationships between composition, mechanical properties, and adhesion of PP films on Ti-6Al-4V and silicon wafers were investigated. The nanomechanical properties (modulus, hardness and adhesion) were studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation and nanoscratch testing. A design of experiments (DOE) three factorial model was used to optimize the parameters for oxygen plasma treatments. Oxygen plasma pretreatments enhanced joint strength by cleaning the titanium surface and creating an extended oxide layer. Nanoindentation of oxygen plasma treated substrates showed no change in the surface mechanical properties due to the oxygen plasma treatment. This suggested that the improved SLS strength of the oxygen plasma pretreated substrates was due to the cleaning of the substrate and the removal of carbonaceous contaminants, rather than any changes in the morphology of the oxide layer. PP acetylene films were predominantly carbon, with oxygen as the other main constituent (incorporated mostly as C-O and C=O). For all SLS specimens tested, the adhesion between PP acetylene and FM-5 adhesive was adequate. However, the strength of SLS joints was limited by the adhesion of the PP acetylene to the Ti-6Al-4V substrate. The effects of a large number of plasma parameters, such as substrate pretreatment, carrier gas, input power, flow rate and film thickness were investigated. All samples failed at the PP film/Ti-6Al-4V interface or within the PP acetylene film, and thicker PP films yielded lower SLS strengths. PP films deposited at lower power exhibited higher hardness and reduced modulus than films deposited at higher power. Overall, thinner films exhibited higher hardness and reduced Young's modulus than thicker films. PP films of higher hardness yielded higher critical loads at debond (thickness normalized) during the nanoscratch test. Thin films were developed via the vapor plasma polymerization of titanium(IV) isobutoxide (TiiB). XPS results suggested that titanium was incorporated into the film as TiO2 clusters dispersed in an organic matrix. No evidence for Ti-C was obtained from the XPS spectra. PP films of TiiB were much more compliant than PP acetylene films. This behavior was attributed to decreased fragmentation and lower crosslinking that occurred during PP TiiB film deposition. These PP films did not exhibit sol-gel-like qualities, and because of the way titanium was incorporated into the films, a more appropriate name for these films might be "titanium dioxide-doped plasma polymerized films." / Ph. D.

The static equilibrium isothermal sorption of dioxane, ethyl acetate, and methanol vapors by POM polyoxometalates with the structure of buckyball (Mo132, Mo72Fe30) and torus (Mo138), and also polymer-salt compositions containing POM were studied. The changes in the chemical potentials of the components and the Gibbs energy of the interaction of POMs, polymers, and compositions with low molecular weight liquids are calculated. The Gibbs energies and entropies of interaction of the components of the POM – polymer systems are estimated. The stability of the POM structure before and after sorption was investigated by IR spectroscopy. It was established that all investigated POMs exhibit the highest sorption capacity for dioxane, the lowest for ethyl acetate. Mo132 exhibits maximum affinity for sorbates, Mo72Fe30 exhibits a minimum affinity, and Mo138 occupies an intermediate position. It was established that PVP and PVA adsorb methanol in significantly larger quantities compared with compositions containing POM. The same rule is observed for PVP-POM systems in the case of dioxane. PVA practically does not absorb dioxane, but the introduction of POM in films of polyvinyl alcohol leads to the appearance of the sorption ability of the film. For all compositions a decrease in the Gibbs energy of the interaction of components and an increase in entropy were found, which can be associated with loosening and partial destruction of the crystal structure of the POM when polymer chains are introduced into it. The structure of polyoxomolybdates was found to be stable in dioxane vapors, and is also preserved in polymer-salt compositions before and after sorption. / Изучена статическая равновесная изотермическая сорбция паров диоксана, этилацетата и метанола полиоксометаллатами ПОМ со структурой букибола (Mo132, Mo72Fe30) и тора (Mo138), а также полимерно-солевыми композициями, содержащими ПОМ. Рассчитаны изменения химических потенциалов компонентов и энергии Гиббса взаимодействия ПОМов, полимеров, композиций с низкомолекулярными жидкостями. Оценены энергии Гиббса и энтропии взаимодействия компонентов систем ПОМ – полимер. Методами ИК- спектроскопии исследована стабильность структуры ПОМ до и после сорбции. Установлено, что наибольшую сорбционную способность все исследованные ПОМ проявляют к диоксану, наименьшую – к этилацетату. Максимальное сродство к сорбатам проявляет Mo132, минимальное – Mo72Fe30, Mo138 занимает промежуточное положение. Установлено, что ПВП и ПВС сорбируют метанол в существенно больших количествах по сравнению с композициями, содержащие ПОМ. Такая же закономерность наблюдается для систем ПВП – ПОМ в случае диоксана. ПВС практически не поглощает диоксан, но введение ПОМ в пленки поливинилового спирта приводит к возникновению сорбционной способности пленки. Для всех композиций ПОМ -полимер обнаружено уменьшение энергии Гиббса взаимодействия компонентов и возрастание энтропии, которое может быть связно с разрыхлением и частичным разрушением кристаллической структуры ПОМ при внедрении в нее полимерных цепей. Обнаружено, что структура полиоксомолибдатов стабильна в парах диоксана, а также сохраняется в полимерно-солевых композициях до и после сорбции.

The emerging evidence of preferential accumulation and long residence time of proteinaceous compounds in soil are counter to the traditional view that their structure is readily broken down through microbial activity. The shift in thinking of their residence time is, however, heavily influenced by physical and chemical protections in soil, representing an important change for understanding global biogeochemical carbon and nitrogen cycling. We investigated the accumulation patterns of proteinogenic amino acids for a long term (thousands of years) related to their sources and sinks. We found clear patterns of change in the amino acids in a 4000 year-chronosequence adjacent to Lake Michigan, USA (Michigan chronosequence) and they were tightly related to the shifts in their biological sources, namely aboveground vegetative community (r2=0.66, p<0.0001) and belowground microbial community (r2=0.71, p<0.0001). Results also showed great variations of approximately 49% between seasons (summer and winter). Moreover, seasonal dynamic patterns (22% variations) of the amino acids in soil mineral associated fraction were rather counter to the conceptual view that it represents a slow soil organic pool with long residence times. The amino acids enriched in the mineral associated fraction, (e.g., positively charged, aromatic, and sulfur containing amino acids), tended to preferentially accumulate in whole soil pool during the 4000 years of ecosystem development. Their interaction with soil minerals, therefore, may play a critical role in the long-term sink and selective accumulation of proteinaceous compounds with some degree of the displacement. This was further confirmed by another chronosequence system near Haast River, New Zealand, which is geologically separated and climatically- and ecologically- different from the Michigan chronosequence. Common trends between two chronosequences suggested that either polar interactions or redox reactions may be relatively more important in the mineral interaction of amino acids than non-polar interactions. The consistency of results at two disparate locations in the southern and northern hemispheres is strong evidence that the processes of pedogenesis and ecosystem development are parsimonious and predictable. Our research demonstrated fundamental understanding of behavior of proteinaceous compounds at the molecular species level, and further provided their partitioning mechanisms associated with soil components. / Ph. D.

L'objectif de cette thèse est de développer un procédé plasma qui puisse se substituer au procédé de dépôt électrolytique de laiton, actuellement appliqué sur les fils d'acier utilisés comme matériaux de renforcement dans un pneu, pour les faire adhérer au caoutchouc. La stratégie employée consiste à déposer une couche mince organochlorée en continu sur un fil d'acier zingué, qui traverse une décharge à barrière diélectrique tubulaire, fonctionnant à la pression atmosphérique, dans une configuration fil-cylindre. Dans un premier temps, les travaux se concentrent sur la caractérisation de la décharge et de la couche mince déposée à la fois en mode statique (substrat immobile dans le réacteur) et dynamique (substrat en défilement). Des relations sont établies entre les paramètres plasma (puissance dissipée dans la décharge, fréquence de la source haute tension, flux de précurseur), les propriétés de la décharge et les caractéristiques du revêtement plasma. Des études morphologique, cinétique et chimique de la couche mince sont réalisées. Dans un second temps, la préparation de la surface du substrat et le dépôt plasma sont optimisés pour permettre d'obtenir les meilleurs niveaux d'adhésion entre l'acier zingué et le caoutchouc. À l'issue de ce travail d'optimisation, des analyses sont réalisées pour identifier la nature de la nouvelle interphase d'adhésion. Cette étude se conclut alors par une discussion sur l'origine possible des liens qui s'opèrent dans ce nouveau système / The primary objective of this thesis project is to develop a plasma process able to replace the electrolytic brass plating process, which is currently performed on steel wires used as reinforcing materials in tires to make them bond with rubber. The chosen strategy consists in depositing organo-chlorinated thin films in a continuous way on zinc-plated steel wires going across a tubular atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge in a wire-cylinder configuration. In a first time, works focus on characterization of both the discharge and the plasma layer, deposited in the static (substrate stationary in the reactor) and dynamic (moving substrate) modes. Relationships are established between the plasma parameters (power dissipated in the discharge, high voltage source frequency, precursor flow rate), the discharge properties and the thin film characteristics. Morphological, kinetic and chemical studies of the plasma layer are carried out. In a second time, the substrate surface preparation and the coating are optimized to enhance the adhesion between zinc-plated steel wires and rubber. Analyses are performed to identify the new adhesion interface nature. At the end of this study, hypotheses concerning the adhesion origin in this system are formulated

This thesis focuses on the synthesis and characterisation of organoclays. X-ray diffraction has been used to study the changes in the basal spacings of montmorillonite clay and surfactant-intercalated organoclays. Variation in the d-spacing was found to be a step function of the surfactant concentration. Three different molecular environments for surfactant octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (ODTMA) within the surface-modified montmorillonite are proposed upon the basis of their different decomposition temperatures. High-resolution thermogravimetric analysis (HRTG) shows that the thermal decomposition of montmorillonite modified with ODTMA takes place in four steps attributing to dehydration of adsorbed water, dehydration of water hydrating metal cations, loss of surfactant and the loss of OH units respectively. In addition, it has shown that the decomposition procedure of DODMA and TOMA modified clays are very different from that of ODTMA modified ones. The surfactant decomposition takes place in several steps in the DODMA and TOMA modified clays while for ODTMA modified clays, it shows only one step for the decomposition of surfactant. Also TG was proved to be a useful tool to estimate the amount of surfactant within the organoclays. A model is proposed in which, up to 0.4 CEC, a surfactant monolayer is formed between the montmorillonite clay layers; up to 0.8 CEC, a lateral-bilayer arrangement is formed; and above 1.5 CEC, a pseudotrimolecular layer is formed, with excess surfactant adsorbed on the clay surface. While for dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DODMA) and trioctadecylmethylammonium bromide (TOMA) modified clays, since the larger sizes of the surfactants, some layers of montmorillonite are kept unaltered because of steric effects. The configurations of surfactant within these organoclays usually take paraffin type layers. Thermal analysis also provides an indication of the thermal stability of the organoclay as shown by different starting decomposition temperatures. FTIR was used as a guide to determine the phase state of the organoclay interlayers as determined from the CH asymmetric stretching vibration of the surfactants to provide more information on surfactant configurations. It was used to study the changes in the spectra of the surfactant ODTMA upon intercalation into a sodium montmorillonite. Surfaces of montmorillonites were modified using ultrasonic and hydrothermal methods through the intercalation and adsorption of the cationic surfactant ODTMA. Changes in the surfaces and structure were characterized using electron microscopy. The ultrasonic preparation method results in a higher surfactant concentration within the montmorillonite interlayer when compared with that from the hydrothermal method. Both XRD patterns and TEM images demonstrate that SWy-2-Namontmorillonite contains superlayers. TEM images of organoclays prepared at high surfactant concentrations show alternate basal spacings between neighboring layers. SEM images show that modification with surfactant will reduce the clay particle aggregation. Organoclays prepared at low surfactant concentration display curved flakes, whereas they become flat with increasing intercalated surfactant. Fundamentally this thesis has increased the knowledge base of the structural and morphological properties of organo-montmorillonite clays. The configurations of surfactant in the organoclays have been further investigated and three different molecular environments for surfactant ODTMA within the surface-modified montmorillonite are proposed upon the basis of their different decomposition temperatures. Changes in the spectra of the surfactant upon intercalation into clay have been investigated in details. Novel surfactant-modified montmorillonite results in the formation of new nanophases with the potential for the removal of organic contaminants from aqueous media and for the removal of hydrocarbon spills on roads.

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Das Infrarotschweißen ist ein industriell etabliertes Verfahren zur Herstellung von Bauteilen in unterschiedlichsten Anwendungsbereichen. Die Prozesseinrichtung ist jedoch mit einem hohen Kosten- und Zeitaufwand verbunden, da komplexe Strahler-Werkstoff-Wechselwirkungen das Aufschmelzverhalten des Kunststoffbauteils bestimmen. In vielen industriellen Infrarotschweißprozessen ist daher ein Rauchen der infraroterwärmten Bauteilbereiche zu beobachten. Eine Erforschung des Zusammenhangs zwischen Rauchbildung, Kunststofftemperatur, thermisch-oxidativer Belastung des Kunststoffs und den resultierenden mechanischen Schweißnahteigenschaften steht bislang aus. Weiterhin sind in Infrarotschweißprozessen in der industriellen Fertigung oftmals hohe Umstellzeiten und schwankende Fügeteiltemperaturen festzustellen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden erstmals die mechanischen Eigenschaften von Infrarotschweißverbindungen mit der Rauchbildung und thermisch-oxidativen Kunststoffbelastung korreliert und zwei Ansätze zur schonenden Erwärmung untersucht. Die Ergebnisse weisen nach, dass eine thermisch-oxidative Kunststoffschädigung zu einer Verschlechterung der mechanischen Schweißnahteigenschaften führt und bei der Auslegung industrieller Prozesse in Betracht gezogen werden muss. Das Schweißen in Argonatmosphäre und mit aktiver Strahlerleistungsregelung verhindern die Kunststoffzersetzung und führen in der Regel zu besseren mechanischen Schweißnahteigenschaften. Weiterhin wird deutlich, dass die Fügeteiltemperatur einen vernachlässigbaren Einfluss auf die Schweißnahteigenschaften hat, wohingegen Umstellzeiten ≥ 5 s eine erhebliche Reduzierung ebendieser zur Folge haben. Eine weitere Herausforderung ist das Infrarotschweißen (endlos-)faserverstärkter Kunststoffe. Die derzeit übliche Stumpfanordnung der Fügeteile führt zu einer Faserumlenkung in der Fügenaht und hat zur Folge, dass die Faserverstärkung nicht über die Fügeebene hinweg genutzt werden kann. Im Rahmen der Arbeit wird aufgrund dessen das überlappende Infrarotschweißen von Organoblechen untersucht. Um Bauteile aus Organoblechen mit erhöhter Komplexität, Größe und Steifigkeit herstellen zu können, werden zudem zwei industriell nutzbare Verfahrensvarianten auf Basis des Infrarotschweißens entwickelt. Unter Nutzung dieser, können Organoblechhohlkörper mit Überlappverbindungen gefertigt werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sowohl in Plattenprobekörpern als auch in Hohlkörpern eine Nutzung der Faserverstärkung über die Fügeebene hinweg möglich ist.:1 Einleitung und Zielsetzung 2 Grundlagen und Stand der Technik 3 Experimentelles 4 Analyseverfahren 5 Ergebnisse zum Stumpfschweißen 6 Ergebnisse zum Überlappschweißen 7 Bewertung der Ergebnisse 8 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick / The infrared welding is a well-established process in the industrial production of parts in various applications. However, the complex emitter-material interaction, which influences the meltdown behaviour of the plastic parts, results in a high effort for the process setup. A smoking of the plastic parts is to observe in numerous industrial infrared welding processes. The correlations between the smoking of the plastic, its temperature and thermal-oxidative degradation as well as the mechanical properties of the resulting welds are unidentified yet. Furthermore, in industrial infrared welding processes often high changeover times and varying joining part temperatures are existent. Therefore, within the present work the connections between the mechanical joint properties of infrared welds and the thermal-oxidative degradation of plastics are elaborated for the first time and two approaches for the gentle infrared heating are investigated. The findings prove that the thermal-oxidative degradation of the plastic substantially decreases the mechanical weld properties and needs to be taken into account when setting up the industrial infrared welding process. The welding in argon atmosphere and the use of an active infrared emitter power control, which ensures the heating of the plastic below the degradation temperature, lead to better mechanical weld properties. In addition, the outcome of this work shows that the influence of the temperature of the joining part is negligible regarding the mechanical joint properties, whereas changeover times greater than or equal to 5 s lead to a dramatical decrease in the mechanical properties. Another challenge is the infrared welding of fibre reinforced plastics. The butt welding of fibre reinforced thermoplastics is common practice and prevents the use of fibres in the joint plane due to the fibre deflection in this area. As a result, the overlapping welding of organo sheets is investigated as well. In order to produce large and complex parts with high stiffness made of organo sheets, two process variants on the basis of the infrared welding technology are developed, which can be used at the industrial scale to manufacture hollow bodies. The overlapping welds of specimens and in hollow bodes made of organo sheets, enable the fibre utilisation across the joint plane.:1 Einleitung und Zielsetzung 2 Grundlagen und Stand der Technik 3 Experimentelles 4 Analyseverfahren 5 Ergebnisse zum Stumpfschweißen 6 Ergebnisse zum Überlappschweißen 7 Bewertung der Ergebnisse 8 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick