Abstract:
What is described herein is a liquid U.V. stabilizer composition and process for effectively surface modifying a PVC resinous body to provide a stabilizing amount of U.V. stabilizer within the surface region of the body within a predetermined solution contact time without leaving an appreciable amount of solvent therein or stabilizer on the surface of the body, and without affecting the surface appearance of the modified surface of the body. In one form of the invention, the U.V. stabilizer composition comprises about 10 to 50 wt/vol%, preferably 15 to 35 wt/vol%, of a U.V. stabilizer dissolved in a mixture of methylene chloride and a liquid fluorochloro hydrocarbon. Suitably the methylene chloride component of the solvent mixture comprises about 40 to 99%, preferably about 50 to 85%, and the fluorochloro hydrocarbon component comprises about 1 to 60%, preferably about 15 to 50%, of the solvent mixture. A preferred fluorochloro hydrocarbon is 1,1,2-trifluoro-1,2,2-trichloroethylene.
Abstract:
What is described herein is a liquid U.V. stabilizer composition and process for effectively surface modifying a PVC resinous body to provide a stabilizing amount of U.V. stabilizer within the surface region of the body within a predetermined solution contact time without leaving an appreciable amount of solvent therein or stabilizer on the surface of the body, and without affecting the surface appearance of the modified surface of the body. In one form of the invention, the U.V. stabilizer composition comprises about 10 to 50 wt/vol%, preferably 15 to 35 wt/vol%, of a U.V. stabilizer dissolved in a mixture of methylene chloride and a liquid fluorochloro hydrocarbon. Suitably the methylene chloride component of the solvent mixture comprises about 40 to 99%, preferably about 50 to 85%, and the fluorochloro hydrocarbon component comprises about 1 to 60%, preferably about 15 to 50%, of the solvent mixture. A preferred fluorochloro hydrocarbon is 1,1,2-trifluoro-1,2,2-trichloroethylene.