Published : 2022-08-23

The resistance of wood fibers-poly(vinyl chloride) composites to UV-irradiation

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Wood fibers-poly(vinyl chloride) (WF-PVC) composite and pure poly(vinyl chloride) samples, prepared by extrusion, were exposed to short wavelength UV-irradiation (?=253.7nm). Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) micrographs shows heterogeneity of WF-PVC composite but the effect of UV-irradiation on surface morphology of sample is negligible. The course of photochemical reactions occurring in samples studied has been monitored by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. The results obtained indicate the better photochemical stability of WF-PVC comparing to virgin PVC.


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Kaczmarek, H., Zielińska, A., Sionkowski, G., Bajer, K., Stasiek, A., & Dzwonkowski, J. (2022). The resistance of wood fibers-poly(vinyl chloride) composites to UV-irradiation. Polimery, 53(1), 60–63. Retrieved from https://ichp.vot.pl/index.php/p/article/view/1287