Abstract
The effect of a series of transition metal (Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn) stearates in retarding the photo-degradation of isotactic polypropylene has been examined and it has been found that the results obtained are quite similar to those for high density polyethylene. Infra-red spectral analysis of the polyethylene and isotactic polypropylene films showed that, in the early stages of the photo-irradiation, photo-chemical reaction of the copper stearate took place in the films to change its structure and that rapid formation of terminal unsaturation occurred only in the films containing copper stearate. The results obtained suggest that the copper stearate provides a radical scavenging function, as well as an ultraviolet light absorbing function, to protect the polymers against photo-degradation.
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