DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL POLYMER COATINGS BY USING A GREEN APPROACH TO MODIFY PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT SURFACES

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2022-1
Tuna, Melek
Significant activities have been carried out by the global research community to develop alternative sustainable building materials and energy efficient production methods, that result in more economical and sustainable building material production adhering to the comfort and aesthetic standards needed today. With the improvement of material science, polymer materials display application possibilities credited to their excellent properties compared with the inorganic materials, such as antibacterial, non-flammability, viscoelasticity, and sustainability. The main objective of this study was to improve quality and enhance the surface properties of building material surfaces. In the first part of this thesis, initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) method was used to synthesize copolymer coating from 2,2,3,4,4,4-hexafluorobutyl acrylate (HFBA) and 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) monomers to produce transparent anti-fog coating for mirror and glass surfaces. By eliminating solvent consumption, free radical polymerization was performed in the customized iCVD reactor. FTIR, XPS, VIS, and AFM characterization tests were performed to verify the copolymer anti-fog nanocoating. In the second part, a PVB-based polymer composite was developed for ceramic tile surfaces and dried at room temperature, which can be applied to glazed, unglazed, and porcelain ceramic tiles to enhance the properties of the tile surface. Functional polymer composite coating was used on the tiles instead of conventional glaze or other high temperature cured processes. Standard tile tests such as water, UV, abrasion, stain, and slip resistance test were applied to the polymer composite coated tiles that were passed successfully these tests to ensure the usage of coating in the industry. According to Rockwell scratch analysis, the composite containing Al2O3 filler particles had a higher hardness value than other filler particles.

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M. Tuna, “DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL POLYMER COATINGS BY USING A GREEN APPROACH TO MODIFY PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT SURFACES,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2022.