A comparative study of thermal ageing characteristics of polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate) and polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/carbon black mixture

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Çopuroğlu M., Sen M.

POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, cilt.15, ss.393-399, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/pat.485
  • Dergi Adı: POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.393-399
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), carbon black, thermal properties, degradation, ageing, THERMOOXIDATIVE STABILITY, DEGRADATION, STABILIZATION, EVA, DECOMPOSITION, EBA, MECHANISMS, OXIDATION, COPOLYMER, KINETICS
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this comparative study, the effect of carbon black (CB) on the thermal ageing characteristics of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) was investigated. EVA, containing 13% vinyl acetate (VA), and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/carbon black mixture (EVA/CB) containing 13% VA and 1% CB were aged at 85 C in air up to 30 weeks. Sol-gel analysis experiments were made to determine the percentage gelation of both virgin and aged samples. FT-IR measurements were performed to follow the chemical changes which took place in the samples during ageing. Dynamic and isothermal thermogravimetric studies were performed for determination of the thermal stabilities of virgin and aged samples.

n this comparative study, the effect of carbon black (CB) on the thermal ageing characteristics of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) was investigated. EVA, containing 13% vinyl acetate (VA), and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/carbon black mixture (EVA/CB) containing 13% VA and 1% CB were aged at 85°C in air up to 30 weeks. Sol-gel analysis experiments were made to determine the percentage gelation of both virgin and aged samples. FT-IR measurements were performed to follow the chemical changes which took place in the samples during ageing. Dynamic and isothermal thermogravimetric studies were performed for determination of the thermal stabilities of virgin and aged samples.

Sol-gel analysis results showed that EVA itself has a tendency to form a gel under thermal treatment, whereas EVA/CB never becomes a gel when being thermally aged under the same conditions. As a result of FT-IR measurements, some oxidation products such as ketone, lactone and vinyl species were observed through thermal ageing of EVA. It is also clear that these kind of oxidation products did not appear to a considerable extent in EVA/CB. Thermal analysis experiments exhibit that thermal stability of EVA decreased through thermal ageing; whereas that of EVA/CB remained almost unchanged.