Avaliação da fotodegradação de poliolefinas através de exposição natural e artificial The evaluation of polyolefin photodegradation with natural and artificial exposure

Autor: Guilhermino José Macêdo Fechine, João Antônio Belmino dos Santos, Marcelo Silveira Rabello
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Química Nova, Vol 29, Iss 4, Pp 674-680 (2006)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0100-4042
1678-7064
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422006000400009
Popis: Samples of polypropylene (PP) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) were submitted to ultraviolet radiation, in the natural environment and also in the laboratory. Chemical modifications were quantified by the carbonyl index (CI), mechanical properties and melt flow index. The degradation in the laboratory was comparatively faster than in the environment for both types of polymers. The accelerating factor was determined for the various properties investigated. This parameter, however, showed a large variation with the degradation criteria and the type of polymer. The existence of a "universal accelerating factor", therefore, was not observed in the current study.
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