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Role of poly(vinylchloride) and Di‐2‐ethyl hexyl‐phthalate in the smoke formation from plasticized poly(vinylchloride)
Author(s) -
Michel Alain,
Sainrat Alain,
Bert Michel
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of vinyl technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 0193-7197
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.730030310
Subject(s) - phthalic anhydride , plasticizer , phthalic acid , phthalate , smoke , chemistry , polymer chemistry , yield (engineering) , zinc , organic chemistry , materials science , catalysis , composite material
The increase of the smoke level from PVC plasticized with di‐2‐ethyl hexyl phthalate with respect to the rigid PVC is caused mainly by interaction of the plasticizer with HCl evolved from the polymer when the temperature is higher than 200°C. This interaction causes the increase of the yield of phthalic anhydride probably through HCl as catalyst for DOP decomposition but phthalic anhydride formation parallels the formation of products enabled to increase the smoke level such as phthalic acid. In the presence of metallic compounds (iron, zinc, aluminium) it is possible to favor the formation of phthalic anhydride with respect to these products which are responsible for the smoke production. Then phthalic anhydride can be used as a tracer to estimate the efficiency of an additive or a combination of additives as smoke suppressant for DOP because its smoke level varies inversely with the yield of phthalic anhydride. The best combination to reduce the smoke level from plasticized PVC is obtained with the binary systems based upon copper compound, mainly efficient as smoke suppressant for PVC and either zinc or aluminium compounds, mainly efficient as smoke suppressant for DOP.