Xenon lamp light source UV-1047Xe

deuterium lampUVbenchtop

Rapid analysis of light, heat, and oxidative degradation of polymer materials, providing a powerful tool for material design, development, and early evaluation of weather resistance. Weather-induced degradation tests of polymeric material usually requires weeks or months to complete. Frontier Laboratory's new Micro-UV irradiator uses a xenon lamp to provide UV light intensity about 2000 times stronger than that of a deuterium lamp. This reduces the time necessary to acquire meaningful data reflecting the degradation of the sample. The effects of “weather” upon exposure to the photo / thermal – oxidative degradation process can quickly be evaluated. This information invaluably facilitate designing and developing new materials. The same system can also be applied to other analytical areas such as elucidation of the effects of additives on a polymer’s physical and chemical behavior (e.g. antioxidants). Photochemical reactions and UV curing can also be examined. 1. Analysis of volatiles generated from the photo/thermal - oxidative degradation process Small amounts of photo/thermal - oxidative degradation products are generated when a polymeric material is irradiated by UV irradiation in air while being heated. The qualitative or quantitative analysis of the degradation products can be accomplished by cryo-trapping the degradation products at the head of a separation column prior to chromatographic separation.