TY - JOUR
T1 - Polyethylene/phosphors composites, a novel treatment for LDPE plastic
AU - Carmona-Téllez, S.
AU - Sánchez-Alarcón, R. I.
AU - Aguilar-Frutis, M. A.
AU - Meza-Rocha, A. N.
AU - Lozada-Morales, R.
AU - Pinna, N.
AU - Alarcón-Flores, G.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the technical assistance of Mario Alberto García Montes from CICATA-IPN Legaria, the authors also thank the financial support from CONACyT Mexico and to SIP-IPN through projects number CB- 2015/253342 and 20181456 and 20181597 , respectively. A.N. Meza-Rocha, S. Carmona-Téllez and R. Lozada-Morales thank Cátedras- CONACYT , grants 2801 and 572 (2018) .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - In this research the synthesis and characterization of polyethylene/phosphors composites were studied. Organic and inorganic phosphors were blended in low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and later, thin films were deposited by means of the dip coating technique. The optical, structural and luminescent properties of the films were studied. All the composites were prepared from pristine polyethylene, which seems to be easily scalable to waste-polyethylene and high volumes. FTIR measurements showed that the polyethylene/phosphors composites were properly synthesized; UV–Vis allowed to characterize the transparency of the LDPE matrix after the incorporation of the phosphors. Finally, a complete luminescent study was carried out to characterize the optical properties of the composites and the possibility to use them in technological applications.
AB - In this research the synthesis and characterization of polyethylene/phosphors composites were studied. Organic and inorganic phosphors were blended in low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and later, thin films were deposited by means of the dip coating technique. The optical, structural and luminescent properties of the films were studied. All the composites were prepared from pristine polyethylene, which seems to be easily scalable to waste-polyethylene and high volumes. FTIR measurements showed that the polyethylene/phosphors composites were properly synthesized; UV–Vis allowed to characterize the transparency of the LDPE matrix after the incorporation of the phosphors. Finally, a complete luminescent study was carried out to characterize the optical properties of the composites and the possibility to use them in technological applications.
KW - Blue, green red and white light emission
KW - Organic and inorganic phosphors
KW - Polyethylene films
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U2 - 10.1016/j.optmat.2019.109336
DO - 10.1016/j.optmat.2019.109336
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85071181087
SN - 0925-3467
VL - 96
JO - Optical Materials
JF - Optical Materials
M1 - 109336
ER -