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ArticlePolymers2018

Fabrication of Novel Ball-Like Polystyrene Films Containing Schiff Base Microspheres as Photostabilizers.

Emad Yousif, Dina S Ahmed, Gamal A El-Hiti, Mohammad Hayal Alotaibi, Hassan Hashim, Ayad S Hameed, Ahmed Ahmed

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Article in Polymers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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7 authors.

Emad YousifDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad 64021, Iraq. emad_yousif@nahrainuniv.edu.iq.
Dina S AhmedDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Tikrit University, Tikrit 34001, Iraq. dinasaadi86@gmail.com.
Gamal A El-HitiDepartment of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia. gelhiti@ksu.edu.sa.ORCID 0000-0001-6675-3126
Mohammad Hayal AlotaibiNational Center for Petrochemicals Technology, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia. mhhalotaibi@kacst.edu.sa.ORCID 0000-0001-5435-5200
Hassan HashimDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad 64021, Iraq. hassan.albattat@gmail.com.
Ayad S HameedDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Tikrit University, Tikrit 34001, Iraq. ch@sc.nahrainuniv.edu.iq.
Ahmed AhmedPolymer Research Unit, College of Science, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad 10052, Iraq. drahmed625@gmail.com.

Funding

King Abdulaziz University Deanship of Scientific Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polystyrene films containing a low concentration of three highly aromatic Schiff bases were prepared using the casting method. The polystyrene films were irradiated with ultraviolet light (300 h). The polystyrene infrared spectra, weight loss, molecular weight reduction and the surface morphology were examined upon irradiation. The Schiff bases acted as photostabilizers and reduced the photodegradation of polystyrene films to a significant level in comparison to the blank film. The images recorded of the surface of the miscible polystyrene/Schiff base blends showed novel ball-like microspheres with a diameter of 3.4⁻4.3 µm. The Schiff bases were able to endow excellent protection to polystyrene against ultraviolet irradiation.

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ball-like polystyrene filmscarbonyl group indexphotodegradationphoto-oxidationSchiff basesurface roughness

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PMID30961110
PMCPMC6290623

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