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This work is a part of the project IPT-310000-2010-037, "ECOTEXCOMP: Research and development of textile structures useful as reinforcement of composite materials with marked ecological character" funded by the "Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion", with an aid of 189540.20 euros, within the "Plan Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica, Desarrollo e Innovacion Tecnologica 2008-2011" and funded by the European Union through FEDER funds, Technology Fund 2007-2013, Operational Programme on R+D+i for and on behalf of the companies.

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Lopez, RAuthorPascual, MAuthorGarcia-Sanoguera, DAuthorSanchez-Nacher, LAuthorBalart, RCorresponding Author

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Improvement of Liquid Absorption Properties of Nonwoven Polypropylene Substrates by Low Pressure Plasma Treatment with CH4-O2 Mixture Gas

Publicated to:Fibers And Polymers. 13 (9): 1139-1144 - 2012-11-01 13(9), DOI: 10.1007/s12221-012-1139-z

Authors: Lopez, R; Pascual, M; Garcia-Sanoguera, D; Sanchez-Nacher, L; Balart, R

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Text Res Inst AITEX, Alicante 03801, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, ITM, Alicante 03801, Spain - Author

Abstract

The use of nonwoven textile substrates for filtration and absorption purposes is generalized due to the high surface area they can provide. Many of these applications require good wetting properties to increase efficiency. In this work, low pressure plasma treatment with a CH4-O-2 mixture gas has been used to increase surface wettability and subsequent absorption properties on nonwoven polypropylene substrates. CH4 plasma treatment leads to a plasma polymerization process which results in hydrophobic surface finishing, but in combination with O-2, it is possible to form a functionalized plasmapolymerized layer thus improving wetting properties. Changes in wetting properties have been studied by contact angle measurements showing that optimum wetting properties are obtained with exposure times to plasma treatment of about 10 min, and no significant changes are obtained for longer exposure times. Absorption efficiency has been followed by determining three different parameters by the guidelines of the UNE-EN-ISO 9073-6 standard: wetting time, liquid absorption capacity (LAC) and liquid propagation rate or absorption speed. All these properties are remarkably improved as the exposure time to CH4-O-2 plasma increases; this improvement is remarkably high for relatively short exposure times (5-10 min) and no significant changes are obtained for long exposure times so that, it is possible to conclude that previous plasma treatment with exposure times in the 5-10 min range is an efficient method to improve overall absorption properties of nonwoven polypropylene substrates.

Keywords

Cold plasmaDielectric barrier dischargeFabricHydrophilicityLiquid absorptionMechanical-propertiesMembraneNonwovenO-2 plasmaOrganic gaPoly (propylene) (pp)Polyester nonwovenPolyvinyl-alcoholSurface modificationWater

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Fibers And Polymers due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2012, it was in position 6/22, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Materials Science, Textiles. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Polymers and Plastics.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-10:

  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 4

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-10:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.25.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Lopez Gallego, Rafael) and Last Author (Balart Gimeno, Rafael Antonio).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Balart Gimeno, Rafael Antonio.