Sv. Menon et Js. Parmar, EFFECTIVENESS OF UV-STABILIZERS BASED ON OLIGOMERIC BENZOPHENONE ON THE STABILIZATION OF POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE), Die Angewandte makromolekulare Chemie, 210, 1993, pp. 61-68
New oligomeric UV-stabilizers of the type of 2-hydroxy-4-alkoxy benzop
henone-formaldehyde prepared earlier were incorporated into poly(methy
l methacrylate). Accelerated photooxidation as well as oven ageing tes
ts were performed. The stabilizer efffectiveness was estimated by IR a
nd UV spectral study, mechanical testing, viscosity measurement, and w
eight loss measurement. Compared to monomeric stabilizers, the oligome
ric compounds show better performance.