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Improving the Long-Term Performance of Poly(Vinyl Chloride)

Witold Brostow1, Hanna Fałtynowicz2, Nathalie Hnatchuk1, Yu-Chia “Mark” Yang1
Affiliation: 
1 Laboratory of Advanced Polymers & Optimized Materials (LAPOM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, 3940 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76207, USA 2 Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 7/9 Gdańska St., Wrocław 50-344, Poland wkbrostow@gmail.com
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.23939/chcht16.04.543
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Abstract: 
Since neat PVC is rigid, in all applications a plasticizer is added. Migration of the plasticizer results in brittleness of flexible PVC and environmental pollution. We have used three types of cross-linking agent blended with commercial PVC, plasticizer and thermal stabilizer. Heat treatments at 100С, 121С and 136C were performed. We made tensile tests, dynamic friction tests, wear rate determination, scratch resistance determination, water absorption tests and SEM analysis – to make selection of compositions suitable for sufficient cross-linking for long term applications.
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