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Polymer Weathering: Photo-Oxidation

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As the polymer industry evolved, considerable effort was made to understand the degradation processes of high polymers during weathering and ways were found to inhibit or at least retard their chemical modification and loss of their physical and mechanical properties. Weathering is particularly severe for polymers because it combines the photophysical and photochemical effects of ultraviolet radiation with oxidative and hydrolytic effects of the outdoor environment. This article discusses photo-oxidation degradation (the behavior of polymers as a result of outdoor factors) and mainly concentrates on the photo-oxidative degradation of polyolefins and poly(vinyl) chloride. Polymer photostabilization with ultraviolet screeners, quenchers, hydroperoxide decomposers, and radical scavengers is also described.

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Feldman, D. Polymer Weathering: Photo-Oxidation. Journal of Polymers and the Environment 10, 163–173 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021148205366

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