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Process for improving the wetting characteristics of the surface of shaped plastics articles for applications in chemical engineering

US4617197A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1985
Grant dateOct 14, 1986
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF28F2245/02
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

It is possible, by means of a flame-spraying or plasma-spraying technique adjusted to suit the particular properties of a plastic, not only to provide nonreinforced plastics with a uniform coating, but also to achieve an excellent hydrophilic surface wettability at the same time.

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