Outdoor and accelerated weathering studies of bisphenol A polycarbonate

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 649-652

  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; FT IR; UV spectroscopy; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTS; ACCELERATED WEATHERING; BISPHENOL A POLYCARBONATES; DEGRADATION RATE; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; FRIES REARRANGEMENT; FT-IR; IR MEASUREMENTS; IR SPECTROSCOPY; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE; OUTDOOR WEATHERING; UV MEASUREMENTS; UV SPECTROSCOPY; UV- AND; WAVELENGTH DISTRIBUTION;

INFRARED IMAGING; PHENOLS; SOIL MECHANICS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

WEATHERING;

EID: 79952196498     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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