Effect of benzil and cobalt stearate on the aging of low-density polyethylene films

Add time:07/19/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

We report an investigation of the effect of benzil and cobalt stearate on the degradation behaviour of LDPE films. Thin films (70 μ) containing these additives were prepared by sheeting process. The effect of heating, exposure to UV-B and natural weathering of LDPE films in the presence/absence of additives was investigated. Changes in the tensile properties, carbonyl index and density were used to investigate the degradation behaviour. Attempts have been made to correlate the results as a function of mixed additives. In contrast to the activity of typical triplet activators, benzil was found to be incapable of initiating thermal- or photo-degradation of LDPE films. However, an accelerated rate of oxidation was observed, primarily due to cobalt stearate, in the case of compositions containing a combination of benzil and cobalt stearate. All samples were found to be more susceptible to thermo-oxidation than to UV or natural weathering.

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