Abstract
Five metal complexes containing Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Sn (II) metals and 4-amino-5-(pyridine-4-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol have been prepared for use as polystyrene photostabilizers. The additives (0.5% by weight) were mixed with polystyrene in chloroform to produce modified PS using the casting method. PS films were irradiated (λ=250–380nm) with a light absorption intensity of 6.02×10−9eindm−3s−1 at room temperature. The photostabilization activity of the films was determined by monitoring various changes, such as the carbonyl index, hydroxyl index, weight loss, viscosity average molecular weight, surface morphology and quantum yield of the chain scission.
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