Przemysl Chemiczny, Vol.89, No.10, 1274-1276, 2010
Effect of iron(III) acetylacetonate on thermooxidative degradation of polyethylene composite with magnesium hydroxide
Low-d. polyethylene was filled with Mg(OH)(2) and optionally with Fe(Ill)(MeCO)(2)CH(2) (acacFe) (45 cg/g and 0.1 cg/g, resp.) at 150-160 degrees C (two-roll calender), press moulded to test samples at 180 degrees C, and studied for flammability, tensile strength, melt flow index and structure (FTIR) during ageing in air at 90 degrees C for 622 h. The addn. of acacFe resulted in acceleration of thermal ageing of the composite and contributed to its inflammability.