Acid rain degradation of nylon
Abstract
Acid rain, precipitation with a pH less than 5.6, is known to damage lakes, vegetation and buildings. Degradation of outdoor textiles by acid rain is strongly suspected but not well documented. This study reports the effects of sunlight, aqueous acid, heat and humidity (acid rain conditions) on spun delustered nylon 6,6 fabric. Untreated nylon and nylon treated with sulfuric acid of pH 2.0, 3.0, and 4.4 were exposed to light in an Atlas Xenon-arc fadeometer at 63/sup 0/C and 65% R.H. for up to 640 AATCC Fading Units. The untreated and acid treated nylon fabrics were also exposed to similar temperature and humidity condition without light. Nylon degradation was determined by changes in breaking strength, elongation, molecular weight, color, amino end group concentration (NH/sub 2/) and /sup 13/C NMR spectra. Physical damage was assessed using SEM.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Rochester Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5204191
- Resource Type:
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ACID RAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; NYLON; DECOMPOSITION; CARBON 13; COLOR; ELONGATION; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HEAT; HUMIDITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NMR SPECTRA; PH VALUE; VISIBLE RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEI; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERS; RADIATIONS; RAIN; SPECTRA; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; 500200* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989); 360405 - Materials- Polymers & Plastics- Degradation & Erosion- (-1987)
Citation Formats
Kyllo, K E. Acid rain degradation of nylon. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Kyllo, K E. Acid rain degradation of nylon. United States.
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"Acid rain degradation of nylon". United States.
@article{osti_5204191,
title = {Acid rain degradation of nylon},
author = {Kyllo, K E},
abstractNote = {Acid rain, precipitation with a pH less than 5.6, is known to damage lakes, vegetation and buildings. Degradation of outdoor textiles by acid rain is strongly suspected but not well documented. This study reports the effects of sunlight, aqueous acid, heat and humidity (acid rain conditions) on spun delustered nylon 6,6 fabric. Untreated nylon and nylon treated with sulfuric acid of pH 2.0, 3.0, and 4.4 were exposed to light in an Atlas Xenon-arc fadeometer at 63/sup 0/C and 65% R.H. for up to 640 AATCC Fading Units. The untreated and acid treated nylon fabrics were also exposed to similar temperature and humidity condition without light. Nylon degradation was determined by changes in breaking strength, elongation, molecular weight, color, amino end group concentration (NH/sub 2/) and /sup 13/C NMR spectra. Physical damage was assessed using SEM.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5204191},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
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