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Monitoring of the discoloration on γ‐irradiated PE and EVA films to evaluate antioxidant stability
Author(s) -
Gaston Fanny,
Dupuy Nathalie,
Marque Sylvain R. A.,
Gigmes Didier,
Dorey Samuel
Publication year - 2018
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.46114
Subject(s) - ethylene vinyl acetate , irradiation , polyethylene , ethylene , vinyl alcohol , colorimetry , materials science , chemistry , polymer chemistry , nuclear chemistry , composite material , polymer , organic chemistry , chromatography , copolymer , catalysis , physics , nuclear physics
γ‐Irradiated films could provoke unexpected interaction with proteins for instance just after irradiation and not necessarily after 12 months indicating there is no more reactive species. The optical properties of two multilayer films [polyethylene (PE)/ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/PE and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/EVOH/EVA] after different γ‐irradiation doses is then studied in this work. The investigation on these films, either non‐irradiated or γ‐irradiated (up to 270 kGy), is performed by colorimetry measurement over time (up to 12 months) to assess the generation of new species inside the materials. The color change is directly correlated with absorbed γ‐doses. Over time, the color decreases and goes back to its initial time level. This discoloration evolution could be therefore used as an indication of the completion of the generated species reactions induced by γ‐irradiation. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135 , 46114.