Photoinitiated oxidation of heterophasic ethylene–propylene copolymers. I. Comparison of oxidation products

Abstract

Abstract Detailed photoproducts from photoirradiation of heterophasic ethylene‐propylene copolymers and their fractions have been compared by infrared spectroscopy combined with chemical derivatization. The oxidized films were treated with gaseous NH 3 , SF 4 , and NO for the rapid identification and resolution of the various carbonyl species, alcohols, and hydroperoxides. The photoproduct formation depends upon the composition of the sample. The heterogeneities in thin films were also determined by micro FTIR spectroscopy. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.