Ultraviolet absorbers, polymeric material stabilization

The shift in activation spectrum with thickness of an aromatic polymer exposed to solar radiation demonstrates the importance of testing these materials in the form in which they will be used in practice. The type of ultraviolet absorber required to screen the harmful wavelengths and its effectiveness will differ with the thickness of the aromatic-type polymeric tested. Due to differences among different types of polymeric materials in the effect of thickness on their wavelength sensitivities, the form in which they are tested can change their stability ranking. 

The main component of stabilizing systems of polymeric materials for outdoor applications is a light stabilizer, which absorbs the ultraviolet part of solar radiation, which ranges in wavelength from 100 to 380 nm. This slows the process of aging. 

Triazoles, such as phenylbenzotriazole, naphthylbenzotriazole, and related compounds, such as benzophenone are UV absorbers. A particularly well-known group of ultraviolet stabilizers are hydroxyphenylbenzo-triazole-based compounds. However, UV light stabilizers of this type are often lost from the product into which they are incorporated by leaching or hy evaporation. To overcome these difficulties, efforts have been directed towards chemically incorporating the ultraviolet light stabilizer into the polymeric backbone of the material to be protected. ... 

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