Influence of light intensity on the photodegradation of bisphenol A polycarbonate

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-38

  Diepens, Marjolein ^a,b   Gijsman, Pieter ^a,b,c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bisphenol a polycarbonate; Intensity; Photo Fries rearrangements; Photodegradation; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; PHENOLS;

BISPHENOL; BISPHENOL A POLYCARBONATE; DEGRADATION MECHANISMS; DEGRADATION RATES; INTENSITY; IRRADIATION INTENSITIES; LIGHT INTENSITIES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; PC FILMS; PHOTO-FRIES REARRANGEMENTS; PHOTODEGRADATION RATES; RECIPROCITY; RECIPROCITY LAWS; WAVELENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 57449091674     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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