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acing UV discoloration issves with your rein? By combining thei formulation expertise wth a comprehensive UV stabilizer portfolio,
‘Addivant helps you find solutions fr your very specie
Why use light stabilizers?
Pest has become an esentil materi in vtualy ever aspect of moder dy fe replacing other materials such sass,
‘metal paper ane wood, There are many svantages in using pase thvgh tener ages api under the ofc fh,
‘nygen ara heat, eaing to
+ Loss of strength stfnss or exbty
«+ Discoloration and os of loss
Advan ight tabliers nl Aina
al hei to combat hese fect
howto combat this by sing Alvan LOWIITE® UV absorbe', hndered aminelghtstablzers (HAL) o lke quenchets.
How do UV absorbers, HALS and nickel quenchers work?
Uv absorbers and HALS.
"Most commercial pasties te manufactures by pogeses involving chain poymeriation, polyadeon, or plyeonsesaton rection, generally cot
ta produce Individual plymer molecules wth defined composition and molecular weight Ts compostion and molecular weight start to change wh
the polymer isexpores to further shen stress, heat ant, i, water, radaton or mechani! lacing, Expose to such condos starts chem es
(degradation) nthe polymer lading toa mod eation of is physi and opal properties,
Exposure to sunlight and some artifical gh can so have adverse eects on the useful if of plastic products. proces called photodegradation t
Pincewhen UW radation broke down the chemical bona n9 poe, ultimately easing cack, chabing, color changes and the Iss of physi
properties. Addvant LOWILITE® UV absorbers and HALS ae used te aols this sue
Photoxdaton of many polymers often mos
ith a scheme deserbed in Faure 1
Figure 1: Photoxidation of many polymers
Since photodegradation general iwolves sult, thermal oxidation takes lace in parallel to photxidationPhotosidation es fom thermal xi
Intatit canbe stated by absorption of UV ight Most pute polymers are theoretiallyincapabe af absorbing UY gt rect bu ace amount
compound within the plymer, sch ss Seradstion products or catalyst residues, can however absorb WY. Forti reason, Advan effective her
nd processing stabilization s» perequste for ffetive long-term light stabilization
Advan’ LOWNITE® UV absorbers function by preferentially absorbing harmful utavolet radiation and disipatng it as thermal energy Such sta
function according to the Beer Lambert nw, whic specifies tat the amount of UY region sbeotbed function bath sample thickness ani
In practic, igh concentrations of UV absorbers and sufclent thickness ofthe polymer re requied before enough absorption takes place to effect
retard protodearadation
Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers (HALS)
-Adsivants UOWILITE®HALS [hinted Amine he Stabizers) ar creme efilen stablizers against ght induced degradation of most polymers
so not absoro UY ration, bu as shown in Figure they fort itvanyfacas which at as fale scavengers toni degradation othe pole
Siencan eves of sablraton are achieved trate iow concentrations HAL’ igh ecency an longevity are du to eye proces wherein
ALS are regenerated ater than consumes during the tal zation process ecause ofthe regenerative nature a ths process, ab wel asthe Ya
high moleclr weiens ofthese stabiaes, Avant s LOWIUTE® HALS ae capable of providing extreme longterm ermal ra ht sabi,
Nickel quenchers[a ins ciscpore ether ssheat or as fuorescant oc phosphorescent reition to prevert Segrodsvon Nickel quenchers, Unie
{nd siespte tether as heat ora foreseen or phosphorescant rasation to preven depraeation, Nick quenchers, le
"bizaton packages baad on HALS are nial to nterat wih pesticide, sulphur, halogen or phosphorous based cde
i ‘tare hey ae may sed for peau aplstonseeoost sui) wre ey fe te et
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Product Datasheets
rot Gomme 20 er
238K °
2ydrony-t-methoxybenzophenone (naophenone3). Used a utravoe ight
sbsorber Rectve in polyesters polstrne,plyind Horde, and methocrate
poles. Con be uses nig and plasticaed PVC (otng hoses), acre
opoiymer (sheet for windows, paneling), nd aryl copoiyme
POF) ownure* 205, vue
235K” spdrony-¢-mathonybenzophenoneS-sunic acl. Act 8a WV ght absorber Can
‘be sedi polymers or he sabizaton of costings, photographic me na
harap plates,
por) towmures22 =
236K > sygrony&octonenvophenone ets an trait ight absorber I ffctve
in pollens, incig lowe and high denstyao'vethyiene, alyoopyiee, olen
copoiymers (EPR, EPDM, EVA), and other plymesineuding pw eno,
por) LowmITEe® 24 View
236K ~" 2 4-dinyronyberzophenone. Acts a an ultraviolet ght absorber in porstyrene,
‘unsaturated polyesters, polmetylaryiate and thermoplastic rubbers. Can be used
for mor hee.
ror) wows Co
zaone (2: Hydrony-3t buys" methylenyl 5 hlrabenzotrazle Aes 36 an
‘trail ligh bsorbrin polyolefins and polyester resins
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