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Accelerated photo‐oxidation of polyethylene. I. Screening of degradation‐sensitizing additives
Author(s) -
Taylor Lynn J.,
Tobias John W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1977.070210510
Subject(s) - degradation (telecommunications) , nanometre , polyethylene , materials science , chemical engineering , chemistry , photochemistry , composite material , computer science , telecommunications , engineering
Numerous simple compounds have been shown to be capable of accelerating the photo‐oxidation of polyethylene upon exposure to wavelengths near 300 nanometers. Probable mechanisms of photo‐initiation by the principal classes of degradation‐promoting additives are discussed.