The photodegradation of poly(vinyl chloride) films—II
✍ Scribed by W.H. Gibb; J.R. MacCallum
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 288 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-3057
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✦ Synopsis
Cast poly(vinyl chloride) films have been irradiated by ultra-violet light at various intensities and temperatures under a nitrogen atmosphere. The dehydrochlorination reaction is shown to occur in two parts. During the first hour the reaction is dependent on intensity and temperature but later it is independent of these two parameters.
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