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Stability of PVC Films Complemented With Synthetic Bio-Lubricant
* 1 , 2 , 3 , 1 , 4
1  Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor 43000, Malaysia
2  Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad 10072, Iraq
3  Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Basrah, Basrah 61004, Iraq
4  Fuel Cell Institute, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor 43000, Malaysia

Abstract:

Stabilization standards of PVC films are fundamentally depend on essential laws: solvation and "reverberation" Stabilization. The photo-stabilization of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) films by epoxidized oleic acid was investigated. Photo-stabilization activities were determined by monitoring the carbonyl, polyene and hydroxyl indices with irradiation time. The changes in viscosity average molecular weight of PVC with irradiation time were also tracked using tetrahydrofuran as a solvent. The quantum yield of the chain scission (Φcs) was evaluated and found with range 4.53´10-8 and 8.12´10-8. Postulated mechanisms were outlined depending on the structure of the additive.

Keywords: UV-light 1; Photostabilizer 2; PVC 3. oleic acid.
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