Polymer Durability: Degradation, Stabilization, and Lifetime Prediction Book

	Preface
1	Auxiliary Mechanism for Transfer to Monomer during Vinyl Chloride Polymerization: Implications for Thermal Stability of Poly(vinyl chloride)	3
2	Thermal Stability, Degradation, and Stabilization Mechanisms of Poly(vinyl chloride)	19
3	Thermolysis of Poly(chloroethyl methacrylates) and Poly(chloroethyl acrylates)	33
4	Thermal Degradation of Automotive Plastics: A Possible Recycling Opportunity	47
5	Mechanisms of Thermal and Photodegradations of Bisphenol A Polycarbonate	59
6	Photoaging of Substituted and Unsubstituted Silicones	77
7	Photolysis of Methylene 4,4'-Diphenyldiisocyanate-Based Polyurethane Ureas and Polyureas	91
8	Formation and Removal of Single [actual symbol not reproducible] Oxygen in Bulk Polymers: Events That May Influence Photodegradation	113
9	Photodegradation Mechanisms of Poly(p-phenylene sulfide) and Its Model Compounds	127
10	Far-Ultraviolet Degradation of Selected Polymers	139
11	Physical Spreading and Heterogeneity in Oxidation of Polypropylene	159
12	Inherent Relations of Chemiluminescence and Thermooxidation of Polymers	175
13	Chemiluminescence of Polymer Materials during Thermal Oxidation and Stress	195
14	Luminescence from Nile Red in Poly(n-butyl Methacrylate)	213
15	Oxyluminescence of Cross-Linked Amine Epoxies: Diglycidylether of Bisphenol A-Diaminodiphenyl Sulfone System	223
16	Chemiluminescence Analysis and Computed X-ray Tomography of Oxidative Degradation in Polymers	235
17	Odor Characterization of Low-Density Polyethylene Used for Food-Contact Applications	249
18	Activity Mechanisms of Amines in Polymer Stabilization	271
19	Photostability of UV Screeners in Polymers and Coatings	287
20	Light Stabilization of Bisphenol A Polycarbonate	303
21	Photostabilization of Macromolecular by UV-Cured Protective Coatings	319
22	Measurements of Chemical Change Rates to Select Superior Automotive Clearcoats	335
23	Action Mechanisms of Phosphite and Phosphonite Stabilizers	349
24	Characterization of Conversion Products Formed during Degradation of Processing Antioxidants	359
25	Effect of Stabilization of Polypropylene during Processing and Its Influence on Long-Term Behavior under Thermal Stress	375
26	Fluorophosphonites as Co-Stabilizers in Stabilization of Polyolefins	397
27	Processing Effects on Antioxidant Transformation and Solutions to the Problem of Antioxidant Migration	425
28	Diffusion of Benzotriazoles in Polypropylene: Influence of Polymer Morphology and Stabilizer Structure	441
29	Diffusion and Solubility of Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers in Polyolefins: Influence on Stabilization Efficiency and Implications for Polymer-Bound Stabilizers	455
30	Reactive Oligomeric Light Stabilizers	473
31	Weathering of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Plastics: Compositional Effects on Impact and Color	483
32	Thermal and Photooxidation of Miscible Polymer Blends	503
33	Influence of Titanium Dioxide Pigments on Thermal and Photochemical Oxidation and Stabilization of Polyolefin Films	537
34	Prediction of Elastomer Lifetimes from Accelerated Thermal-Aging Experiments	557
35	Mechanisms of Photooxidation of Polyolefins: Prediction of Lifetime in Weathering Conditions	577
36	Degradation Profiles of Thick High-Density Polyethylene Samples after Outdoor and Artificial Weathering	599
37	Comparison of UV Degradation of Polyethylene in Accelerated Test and Sunlight	621
38	Measurement of Radical Yields To Assess Radiation Resistance in Engineering Thermoplastics	637
39	Thermal Scission and Cross-Linking during Polyethylene Melt Processing	651
	Author Index	685
	Affiliation Index	686
	Subject Index	686