TY - JOUR
T1 - Surface degradation of poly(ethylene-co-propylene-co-5-ethylidene-2- norbornene) terpolymer by ozone in water
AU - Miwa, Satoshi
AU - Kikuchi, Takako
AU - Ohtake, Yoshito
AU - Tanaka, Keiji
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Dr. Yoshihisa Fujii, Kyushu Univ. for his help with the XPS measurements and fruitful discussions. This research was partly supported by the Nanotechnology Network Project (Kyushu-area Nanotechnology Network) and a Grant-in-Aid for the Global COE Program, “Science for Future Molecular Systems” from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Saturated olefinic rubbers have been widely used as materials for not only municipal waterworks, but also for household uses. As a sanitizing agent for water, chlorine will be replaced by ozone in the near future from an environmental point of view. However, the ozone treatment in water seriously damages saturated olefinic rubbers, which are necessary for the infrastructure of daily life. Here, we report the surface degradation of cross-linked poly(ethylene-co-propylene-co-5-ethylidene-2-norbornene) terpolymer (EPDM) by ozone treatment, both in water and air. We also discuss how the presence of water impacts the ozone oxidation of EPDM, resulting in macroscopic damage to EPDM.
AB - Saturated olefinic rubbers have been widely used as materials for not only municipal waterworks, but also for household uses. As a sanitizing agent for water, chlorine will be replaced by ozone in the near future from an environmental point of view. However, the ozone treatment in water seriously damages saturated olefinic rubbers, which are necessary for the infrastructure of daily life. Here, we report the surface degradation of cross-linked poly(ethylene-co-propylene-co-5-ethylidene-2-norbornene) terpolymer (EPDM) by ozone treatment, both in water and air. We also discuss how the presence of water impacts the ozone oxidation of EPDM, resulting in macroscopic damage to EPDM.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.05.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79959743464
SN - 0141-3910
VL - 96
SP - 1503
EP - 1507
JO - Polymer Degradation and Stability
JF - Polymer Degradation and Stability
IS - 8
ER -