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The effect of variations in light intensity on the photo‐oxidation of polypropylene
Author(s) -
Kollmann T. M.,
Wood D. G. M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760201009
Subject(s) - polypropylene , materials science , foil method , light intensity , intensity (physics) , composite material , polymer , optics , physics
When polypropylene foil was photo‐oxidized in a laboratory UV aging apparatus, the rate of photo‐oxidation was proportional to various fractional powers of the light intensity depending on the type of lamp(s) used and whether the polymer was stabilized or unstabilized.