Photodegradation profiles of PVC compound and wood/PVC composites under UV weathering

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-160

  Chaochanchaikul, K ^a   Rosarpitak, V ^b   Sombatsompop, N ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b VP Wood Co   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Material testing; Polymer composites; Wood

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; COMPOSITE SAMPLES; MATERIAL TESTING; NATURAL WEATHERING; PHYSICAL CHANGES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); SAMPLE SURFACE; SPECIMEN SURFACES; ULTRAVIOLET WEATHERING; UV WEATHERING; WOOD PARTICLES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING; WOOD;

POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; SURFACES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING; WOOD;

EID: 84874033810     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.14     Document Type: Article

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