Synthesis, Characterization, and Performance Evaluation of Polymeric HALS in Ethylene‐Propylene‐Diene Terpolymer (EPDM)

A polymeric hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS), wherein the hindered amine functionality was attached to the maleic anhydride graft ethylene‐propylene‐diene terpolymer (EPDM) was synthesized. This involves photoinduced grafting of maleic anhydride groups on unsaturated sites of EPDM, followed by incorporation of amino terminated HALS. The grafting and functionalization reactions were characterized by FTIR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The surface changes upon degradation are studied by SEM. The photostabilizing efficiency of this polymeric HALS was studied and compared with conventional HALS under accelerated weathering conditions. The HALS grafted EPDM showed significantly improved photostabilizing efficiency.

Keywords:

• EPDM
• light induced grafting
• polymeric HALS
• photostabilization

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Dr. S. Sivaram, Director National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, for his encouragement and suggestions during this investigation. The authors wish to thank IFCPAR/CEPFIPRA, New Delhi for financial support through Grant No. IFC/7104‐Insulator.