Properties of UVA
Main selection criteria for UVA in a given application
are their primary (photochemical) and secondary
(physical) properties. Primary properties are, e.g., the
mode of action and the light-filtering or screening
properties. The mode of action of BTZ-type and HPTtype
UVA consists in converting the absorbed UV
energy into harmless levels of heat energy via a
mechanism analog to ‘‘keto-enol’’ tautomerism. Inorganic
MS work according to the band gap absorption
mechanism and in addition by light scattering and/or
reflection. The filter effect of UVA is expressed by the
coatings transmittance (%T), i.e., the percentage of
incident light intensity which is not stopped by the
UVA and is finally hitting the substrate. %T is related
to the extinction coefficient and concentration of the
UVA in the coating and to the coating thickness (see
Lambert–Beer law).
According to this law, UVA are, on their own,
inefficient to protect the surface of a coating under
exterior weathering conditions with the consequence
that they cannot prevent effectively surface defects like
gloss loss, chalking, and crack formation. Therefore,
UVA are combined with HALS, which are almost
exclusively derivatives of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine
compounds.4 HALS do effectively scavenge free radicals
at the coating surface where minor protection of
the UVA is given, retard the photooxidative degradation
of polymers (i.e., coatings and plastics), and thus
help in preventing surface defects.5
Properties of UVAMain selection criteria for UVA in a given applicationare their primary (photochemical) and secondary(physical) properties. Primary properties are, e.g., themode of action and the light-filtering or screeningproperties. The mode of action of BTZ-type and HPTtypeUVA consists in converting the absorbed UVenergy into harmless levels of heat energy via amechanism analog to ‘‘keto-enol’’ tautomerism. InorganicMS work according to the band gap absorptionmechanism and in addition by light scattering and/orreflection. The filter effect of UVA is expressed by thecoatings transmittance (%T), i.e., the percentage ofincident light intensity which is not stopped by theUVA and is finally hitting the substrate. %T is relatedto the extinction coefficient and concentration of theUVA in the coating and to the coating thickness (seeLambert–Beer law).According to this law, UVA are, on their own,inefficient to protect the surface of a coating underexterior weathering conditions with the consequencethat they cannot prevent effectively surface defects likegloss loss, chalking, and crack formation. Therefore,UVA are combined with HALS, which are almostexclusively derivatives of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinecompounds.4 HALS do effectively scavenge free radicalsat the coating surface where minor protection ofthe UVA is given, retard the photooxidative degradationof polymers (i.e., coatings and plastics), and thusช่วยในการป้องกันผิว defects.5
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