Abstract
Terpolymer based on polymerizable derivative of phenyl 5-methacryloxy methyl salicylate (PMMS) methyl methacrylate (MMA)/2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)/PMMS was synthesized and evaluated as a photostabilizer for rigid polyvinylchloride (PVC). Evaluation of stabilizing efficiency was carried out by measuring the induction period and the rate of dehydrochlorination by the continuous conductometric determination of the hydrochloric acid (HCl) evolved at 25°C under nitrogen in addition to the extent of discoloration. The results indicated that the stabilizing effect of this terpolymer increased upon increasing the stabilizer concentration and the content of the UV absorber units in the terpolymer. The prepared terpolymer showed higher stabilizing efficiency when compared to the homopolymer of the phenyl salicylate-based monomer and the commercial UV absorber, phenyl salicylate. Structural morphology of PVC/terpolymer blend was investigated using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermal properties of the blends were also studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 23:70–77, 2017. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers
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