Thermal Degradation of Plasticized Poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">para</Emphasis>-Methoxystyrene) in Solid Films |
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Authors: | Khalid E Al Ani |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hashemite University, Zarka, Jordan |
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Abstract: | The thermal effect on the stability of poly(para-methoxystyrene) in solid films was studied within a temperature range of temperature range of 298–363 K. The fluorescence
spectrum of poly(para-methoxystyrene) was found to be mainly excimeric emission at room temperature. However, this emission is quenched at higher
temperatures. Added terephthalate and phthalate plasticizers to poly(para-methoxystyrene) caused a quenching of the excimer emission and enhanced exciplex emission. Thermal heating of the solid films
of the plasticized and non-plasticized polymer was accompanied by quenching of fluorescence emission at low temperature and
brought about a change in the structure of the fluorescence spectrum at high temperatures. This may indicate that thermodestruction
of these polymers starts from a random chain scission. In addition to that the presence of the plasticizer in the polymer
backbone was found to accelerate thermal degradation of the polymer. This was proved by the infrared spectra of the heated
and unheated plasticized solid films of poly(para-methoxystyrene). The binding energy or excimer formation was calculated in solid film. |
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Keywords: | activation energy excimer fluorescence monomer fluorescence plasticizers poly(p-methoxystyrene) thermal degradation kinetics |
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