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Synthesis and stabilisation of novel UV absorbers
thesis
posted on 2017-03-27, 15:05 authored by Shuqi YangPlants can respond differently to different wavelengths in sunlight’s spectral range, and crop covers containing additives have a great effect on the growth of crops. This research focuses on synthesising new hydroxybenzophenones bearing long alkyl chains to confer polymer solubility, and to measure their UV absorption and photochemical stability. Compounds substituted with fluorine atoms or different amino groups in particular were under investigated, as these groups may impart stability towards oxidative degradation, or alter the absorption maximum. Related naphthalene analogues were substituted with different amine groups for comparing UV absorption and photostability. Modification of Uvinul A Plus was carried out to improve UV absorption maximum wavelength and light fastness. [Continues.]
Funding
British Polythene Ltd.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Chemistry
Publisher
© Shuqi YangPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.Language
- en