• Employment of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles to Enhance UV Resistance in Polyvinyl Chloride Films

  • Dina Ahmed, Amani Husain*, Mohammed Kadhom**, Hassan Hashim***, Ahmed Ahmed*, Muna Bufaroosha****, and Emad Yousif*****,†

  • Department of Chemical Industries, Institute of Technology-Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
    *Polymer Research Unit, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad 10052, Iraq.
    **Department of Environmental Science, College of Energy and Environmental Sciences, Alkarkh University of Science, Baghdad 10081, Iraq.
    ***Department of Physics, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad 64021, Iraq.
    ****Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al-Ain 1818, UAE
    *****Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, 10071, Iraq.

  • 폴리염화비닐 필름의 자외선 저항성 향상을 위한 금속 산화물 나노입자 활용 연구

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Abstract

This study synthesized PVC films modified with organic groups, such as amino groups from propylene diamine, and metal oxides in two steps. THF solvent was used to cast the films. The films were infused with nanoparticles of ZnO, TiO2, MgO, and NiO to resist photodegradation. After applying UV radiation to these films, analytical and morphological methods were used to assess the expected damage. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy identified the chemical structure, while atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy examined the film shape. We measured radiation-exposed plain and modified films' roughness factor (Rq) to determine photostabilization efficacy. After irradiation, plain PVC, chemically modified PVC, and filled PVC films with ZnO, TiO2, MgO, and NiO nanoparticles had mean Rq values of 245.3, 122.1, 87.1, 66.4, 51.8, and 40.2. Weight loss and infrared spectroscopy showed that films with additives had fewer surface damages than those without. All metallic fillers blocked UV. In all samples, modified PVC/NiO NP film mitigated photodegradation best. FTIR spectra, weight loss, and surface morphology determined this.


Keywords: poly(vinyl chloride), photostability, nanoparticles, polymers, physicochemical properties, thin films.

  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2023 Impact Factor : 0.4
  • Indexed in SCIE

This Article

  • 2025; 49(1): 33-43

    Published online Jan 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.1.33
  • Received on Jun 27, 2024
  • Revised on Sep 7, 2024
  • Accepted on Sep 9, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Emad Yousif

  • Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, 10071, Iraq.

  • E-mail: emad_yousif@hotmail.com