Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5200893 Polymer Degradation and Stability 2016 12 Pages PDF
Abstract
It could be determined that the photo-degradation of the paints started already after two months of exposure under soft conditions. Paints aged under strong conditions showed comparable results when exposed for two and for four months. This indicates that samples are already highly damaged after the first two months of strong ageing and during additional two months no significant increase in photo-degradation occurs. The results showed that - independently from the ageing conditions - in both cases the ester bond of the polyester portion of the alkyd resin is affected by photo-cleavage and the presence of phthalocyanine pigments is stabilizing the paint systems against it. Nevertheless, among the tested samples, the paints containing chlorinated and brominated copper phthalocyanine green (PG36) were the most degraded.
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