Lifeline TechnologiesLifeline Technologies UV STABILIZER
Sunlight together with heat and oxygen induces reactions of degradation in plastics, causing detrimental effects on their mechanical, optical and physical properties. The result is breakage, chalking and discoloration. Outdoor weathering results in degradation by exposure to the ultraviolet part of sunlight which reaches the earth’s surface, at wavelengths between 300 and 400 nanometres. Environmental factors like temperature, humidity, oxygen, polluting gasses also play an important role.
End Uses:
- Automotive Applications, Automotive Exterior Parts, Automotive Interior Parts, Cables, Film, Furniture, Industrial Tanks, Instrumentation Cables, Mulch Film, Wires, Yarn
Features:
- UV Absorbing, UV Stabilized
Functions:
- Light Stabilizer, Stabilizer
Markets:
- Agriculture & Feed
- Automotive & Transportation
- Consumer Goods
- Electrical & Electronics
- Industrial
- Printing & Packaging
Technology:
- Elastomers
- Plastics
Product Features:
- When polymers are exposed to light, free radicals are formed as a consequence of the excitation of absorbing groups in the polymer. In the presence of oxygen, the polymer oxidizes, creating highly reactive radical species.
- Light Stabilizer (UV) masterbatches protect the polymer from degradation. The protection mechanism can be in different ways as follows Absorption of the harmful UV radiation and its dissipation into less degrading radiations, i.e. infrared radiation and heat.
- Deactivation of the excited states of the chromophoric groups Scavenging of free radicals to inhibit degradation of the polymer, which has already formed free radical species.
Material Features:
- UV Absorbing
- UV Stabilized
Plastics and Elastomers End Uses:
- Automotive Applications
- Automotive Exterior Parts
- Automotive Interior Parts
- Cables
- Film
- Furniture
- Industrial Tanks
- Instrumentation Cables
- Mulch Film
- Wires
- Yarn
Plastics and Elastomers Functions:
- Light Stabilizer
- Stabilizer
Applications
Applications
- Consumer Goods — Furniture
Agriculture & Feed — Agricultural Films
- Greenhouse & Tunnel Films
- Mulch & Fumigation Films
Automotive & Transportation — Automotive
- Exterior & Body
- Interior
- Other Automotive Applications
Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing
- Equipment & Parts
Industrial — Leather & Textiles
- Textile Manufacturing
Printing & Packaging — Packaging
- Food & Beverage Packaging
Electrical & Electronics — Wire & Cable
- Data Communication Cables
- Other Wire & Cable Applications
Product Families
Elastomers — Elastomer Additives
- Antioxidants & Stabilizers
Plastics — Polymer Additives
- Antioxidants & Stabilizers
