Xi Zhu,Jingang Xu,Xiuhan Guan,Fangsong Li,Kangyue Zhu,Jialiang Huang,Xinglei Cui,Zhi Fang
In recent years, improving the surface properties of large-scale insulation by plasma modification has attracted extensive attention with the development of power systems and high-tech industries. However, routine evaluations of the modification effect and uniformity require complicated tests after the plasma is powered off, which waste a lot of time and cannot regulate the modification effect online. In this study, a novel fluorescence-assisted dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) for fabricating a functional film is developed, and a rapid evaluation method of the modification effect and uniformity is proposed based on fluorescence coloring and image processing technologies. The results show that the addition of an organic fluorescent agent in the DBD with hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) has no negative effect on the plasma discharge and modification effect, and the fluorescence-assisted DBD successfully fabricates the functional films with typical chromogenic groups (N–H and S═O) that exhibit typical fluorescence under an UV lamp. According to image processing and parameter extraction, the plasma-assisted fluorescent film is converted into a two-dimensional (2D) color map with nine color levels, and three characteristic parameters are proposed to evaluate the modification effect rapidly and directly. It shows that the warmer the color of the treated sample, the better the hydrophobicity and electrical insulating properties, where the red region represents the optimally modified surface, while the blue region represents the worst one. The area, shape, and integrity of the plasma modification are clarified quantificationally, which provides the possibility of further online evaluation of the modification effect and uniformity by the plasma treatment.
Wenshuo Zhang,Yanhui Niu,Huiyun Xia,Zeliang Wu,Lifang Song,Xu Li,Liying Cui
Long afterglow materials have been utilized to reduce the dependence of photocatalytic air purification technology on light sources, but research on the synergistic application of light storage and visible light catalytic materials in self-cleaning coatings is limited. In this work, stable visible light catalytic material, (C 3 N 4 /Bi 2 WO 6 ), was selected as the catalytic material. The afterglow powder mainly composed of strontium aluminate (SA) was used as a light storage material. A ternary composite photocatalytic material SA/C 3 N 4 /Bi 2 WO 6 (SCBW) was prepared, which can work in both light and dark environments. Epoxy resin was introduced to construct coatings containing SCBW (CSCB). The high catalytic activity of SCBW is attributed to the heterojunction effect of various semiconductors and the improved interface, resulting in a degradation rate of nitrogen oxides (NO) reaching 75 % and proving the degradation effect on formaldehyde aqueous solution and organic dyes. Additionally, the synergistic effect of fluorescence characteristics and photocatalytic ability endow the material with superior antibacterial properties, while the self-cleaning functionality of CSCB enhances the durability of the coating. Finally, the mechanism of fluorescence-assisted enhanced photocatalytic self-cleaning coating was discussed, providing insights into the design of multifunctional photocatalytic self-cleaning coatings for air purification and pollutant separation.