Qh. Chen et al., Study on the degradability of photo-degradable PVC plastics containing inter-growth rare earth carboxylate photosensitizer, CHIN J ST C, 20(6), 2001, pp. 508-511
In this paper, Inter-growth rare earth carboxylate(RECar(3)) were used as p
hotosensitizers for photo-oxidative degradable PVC plastics. The photo-oxid
ative degradability of the PVC plastics was determined by artificial accele
rated aging test, exposure test, IR, UV and GPC, and mechanisms of PVC phot
o-oxidative degradation initiated by RECar(3) were discussed. Results show
that RECar(3) are efficient PVC photosensitizers, and can reduce PVC cross-
link during UV radiation.