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Polystyrene films were exposed to UV-B radiation during 2, 5Abstract, 7, 9 and 13 days, whose effects were evaluated by infrared spectroscopy, IR, with attenuated total reflectance, ATR. The infrared spectra of the films exposed to the UV-B radiation presented an increase in the absorbance in different bands and regions, like, the band at 2847–2975 cm−1, CH vibration, the region from the 3050–3150 cm−1, CH of the aromatic ring; this increasing in absorbance indicates that the polystyrene films are undergoing an oxidation reaction due to UV-B radiation; in the same way, the band at 1452 cm−1, CH2 group, presents an increase in absorbance; while, the bands of 700 and 760 cm−1, aromatic ring, show a decrease. Therefore, using UV-B irradiation it is possible to change the molecular structures of polystyrene films.
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Hernández, C.G., González, R., Soto, J.J., Rosales, I. (2017). Photo-Oxidation of Polystyrene Film Irradiated with UV-B. In: Martínez-García, A., Furlong, C., Barrientos, B., Pryputniewicz, R. (eds) Emerging Challenges for Experimental Mechanics in Energy and Environmental Applications, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Experimental Mechanics and 9th Symposium on Optics in Industry (ISEM-SOI), 2015. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28513-9_41
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