Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a chromatography column, in particular for gas phase chromatography, comprising a stationary phase made from a sol, said sol comprising a pore-forming agent. This method comprises the following steps: (a) introducing said sol at the first end of the column, (b) moving said sol toward the second end of the column, such that a sol layer forms on the inner wall of the column, that layer being able to form a gel on said inner wall, (c) drying the gel, and (d) eliminating the pore-forming agent from the formed layer, so as to form a porous layer, and in particular a microporous or mesoporous layer, the size and/or density of the pores being controlled, said porous layer making up the stationary phase. The present invention also relates to a capillary column and a microcolumn that can be manufactured using this method.
Abstract:
Method of controlling the morphology of self-assembled monolayers (SAMS) on substrates having hydrophilic surfaces. The hydrophilic surface is exposed to a fluid having a mixture of molecules which can self-assemble on the hydrophilic surface and hydrophobic molecules for a sufficient length of time so that the molecules which can self-assemble on the hydrophilic surface form a complete self-assembled monolayer. In a particular embodiment octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) molecules have been self-assembled on oxidized substrates including but not limited to mica, silicon, sapphire, quartz and aluminum by spin-coating a solution containing the octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) molecules and hydrophobic molecules such as chloroform or trichloroethylene under a controlled relative humidity. Control of the morphology of OPA SAMs is affected by adjusting humidity and the duration of spin-coating. Atomic force microscopy revealed that relative humidity has a profound influence on the morphology of the OPA SAMs formed. When sufficient molecules are applied either consecutively or separately, the final morphology will be a complete monolayer, regardless of the relative humidity.
Abstract:
L'invention concerne la préparation d'un complexe multicouches comprenant un film d'aluminium solidaire d'au moins une couche de polymère. Selon l'invention, la surface du film d'aluminium en contact avec la couche de polymère est soumise à un traitement par de l'eau portée à une température supérieure à 60°C. Le complexe obtenu convient pour la fabrication de capsules ou d'opercules.
Abstract:
A composite includes a substrate, a binder layer disposed on a surface of the substrate; and a nanofiller layer comprising nanographene and disposed on a surface of the binder layer opposite the substrate. In addition, a nano-coating layer for coating a substrate includes multiple alternating layers of the binder layer and the nanofiller layer. Articles coated with the nano-coating layer prepared from alternating layers of nanofiller layer and binder layer have improved barrier properties, and may be used in down-hole applications.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composite material, said composite material comprising a substrate and a layer on the substrate, comprising a vapour-depositing step in which a compound comprising a triazine compound is deposited on the substrate at a pressure below 1000 Pa, whereby the layer is formed, wherein during the vapour-depositing step the temperature of the substrate lies between -15 °C and +125 °C. The invention further relates to a composite material, obtainable by the process as disclosed.
Abstract:
Method of coating a metallic substrate (1) with thermoplastic coating material, comprising a preheating the substrate in such as way that, just prior to coating, it is at a temperature between 70 °C and 150 °C, preferably between 100 °C and 130 °C in the case of a coating containing polypropene and between 80 and 110 °C in the case of a coating containing polyethene; coextrusion, in the first coating station of a sheet (6) comprising a polyolefin covering layer and a modified polyolefin adhesion layer; coating of the substrate (1) with a molten sheet in the presence of ozone by pressing it with the adhesion layer against the surface of the substrate; transportation of the strip (9) coated on one side to a second coating station and heating the strip so that, just before coating, the strip is at a temperature between 70 °C and 130 °C, preferably between 80 °C and 120 °C, if the coating layer applied in the first coating station is polypropene and between 80 and 110 °C if the coating layer applied at that point is polyethene; coating of the substrate with a molten sheet extruded in the second coating station by pressing it against the uncoated surface of the substrate, use being made of the presence of ozone; heating of the coated substrate so that it assumes a temperature which is above the melting point of the polyolefins applied; cooling of the coated substrate.
Abstract:
A method and system for improving the capability of a surface (14) of an organic structure (16) to bond with another material includes irradiating a target area of the surface of a structure with pulsed, incoherent optical energy (18) from an optical energy source (12) having wavelength components which range from 170-5000 nanometers at an intensity sufficient to photodecompose any adventitious organic substances on the surface and to photodecompose a thin layer of molecular bonds forming the surface of the structure; and exposing the target area of the surface (14) to an ionized gas stream (24) from an ionized gas generator (26) that chemically reacts with the target area of the surface to increase the surface free energy of the surface. A similar method may also be employed to improve the bondability of a metal surface by impinging a target area on a metal surface with a stream of particles (36) to preclean and dislodge any inorganic substances from the surface; and then irradiating the target area of the surface with pulsed, incoherent optical energy (18) having wavelength components in the range of 170-5000 nanometers at an intensity sufficient to photodecompose any remaining organic substances present on the surface.
Abstract:
A composite includes a substrate, a binder layer disposed on a surface of the substrate; and a nanofiller layer comprising nanographene and disposed on a surface of the binder layer opposite the substrate. In addition, a nano-coating layer for coating a substrate includes multiple alternating layers of the binder layer and the nanofiller layer. Articles coated with the nano-coating layer prepared from alternating layers of nanofiller layer and binder layer have improved barrier properties, and may be used in down-hole applications.