PHASE-TRANSFER-CATALYZED DEGRADATION OF POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) .1. PRODUCT CHARACTERIZATION AND HANDLING

Authors
OWEN ED SHAH M TWIGG MV
Citation
Ed. Owen et al., PHASE-TRANSFER-CATALYZED DEGRADATION OF POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) .1. PRODUCT CHARACTERIZATION AND HANDLING, Polymer degradation and stability, 51(2), 1996, pp. 151-158
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer degradation and stability → ACNP
ISSN journal
01413910
Volume
51
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
151 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-3910(1996)51:2<151:PDOPC.>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The essential features of the thermal and photochemical degradation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), are reviewed briefly and in particular th e role played by polyene sequences in these and other closely related processes is emphasised. PVC was degraded at 70 degrees C using a phas e transfer catalysed technique. The reaction product which was reactiv e and required careful handling and storage was characterised by a var iety of analytical and spectroscopic techniques. Extraction of the mat erial in a range of solvents gave fractions with strong fluorescence e missions which are described and discussed.