liu Yulei,Qi Haichao,Liu Changfeng,Li Chao,Zhao Xinke,Hou Jingbin,Li Liangbin
Electroless plating is a promising method to achieve material surface metallization, low rupture work of plated coating and complex production processes have become important factors that restrict its progress. In this study, a facile method combined with primer modification (mixture of SiO 2 particle and resin) and electroless deposition to fabricate a high-adhesion Cu-plated coating is demonstrated. Results showed that poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) modified with primer could absorb Ag + through the coordination effect because hydrophilic groups (–OH and –NH 2 ) were possibly used as a bridge for chemisorbing of rare metal ions (Ag + ) through ion exchange, which acted as a catalyst for the deposition of Cu coating on its surface. More importantly, introducing SiO 2 particles in the primer can improve surface roughness, which is enhanced from 0.643 to 0.829 μm of modified coating, result in the improvement of substrate/deposited coating contact area, which would facilitate the enhancement of the adhesion behavior of plated coating. The deposition of bead-like structure Cu coating on primer-modified PET surface with a higher average roughness value possessed excellent electrical property, adhesion and crystallization. The resistivity of the copper patterns is approximately 9.81 × 10 −6 Ω·cm. It is promising to integrate this kind of metal material with excellent performance in future flexible devices.
The decontamination of radioactive materials on the surfaces of nuclear facilities has generated large quantities of waste from the rapid development of the nuclear industry, posing a potential threat globally. Strippable coating has been employed for some time to remove radioactive contamination due to its high performance and removability, flexibility, and compatibility with various substrates. Herein, an aqueous strippable coating based on an adsorbent/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer was developed to remove radioactive uranium from stainless-steel surfaces that showed greater decontamination than that of DeconGel, with an efficiency of 87.2% for 5 g/L uranium and 95.5% for 22.5 g/L uranium, along with a high repeatability and better mechanical properties. Furthermore, the prepared coating was versatile and could be applied to a range of substrate surfaces (lacquered, aluminum, glass, plastic, and ceramic), with outstanding performance ranging from 79.2 to 95.4% for 1 g/L uranium. The prepared coating could also be applied through brushing or spraying to horizontal or vertical substrates. The exceptional performance could be due to the synergistic effect of the introduction of ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid disodium salt (EDTA-2Na) as a chelating agent and the nano-adsorbent CaCO3/TiO2.Keywords:strippable coating;surface radioactive uranium;primary decontamination efficiency;versatility;repeatability and mechanical properties