Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance
Abstract Polystyrene is a very popular polymer utilised in the manufacture of various consumer products. This polymer is very cheap; however, after its usage, the slowness of its photodegradation leads to environmental pollution. In this report, the author presents a technique to systematically meas...
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| description | Abstract Polystyrene is a very popular polymer utilised in the manufacture of various consumer products. This polymer is very cheap; however, after its usage, the slowness of its photodegradation leads to environmental pollution. In this report, the author presents a technique to systematically measure the rate of photodegradation of a thin polystyrene film. The said film was made to coat a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor. In order to detect polymer degradation and the reduction in the molecular weight, the resonance frequency of the sensor was monitored for 24 h. Results revealed that QCM sensor irradiation with ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 365 nm and optical power of 1.5 mW caused a quite significant change in the polymer structure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f9905b7bd2dd47bab48b85f48f32ca052025-02-03T06:45:12ZengWileyIET Nanobiotechnology1751-87411751-875X2022-04-01162616510.1049/nbt2.12076Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalanceAbdullah N. Alodhayb0Department of Physics and Astronomy College of Science, King Saud University Riyadh Saudi ArabiaAbstract Polystyrene is a very popular polymer utilised in the manufacture of various consumer products. This polymer is very cheap; however, after its usage, the slowness of its photodegradation leads to environmental pollution. In this report, the author presents a technique to systematically measure the rate of photodegradation of a thin polystyrene film. The said film was made to coat a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor. In order to detect polymer degradation and the reduction in the molecular weight, the resonance frequency of the sensor was monitored for 24 h. Results revealed that QCM sensor irradiation with ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 365 nm and optical power of 1.5 mW caused a quite significant change in the polymer structure.https://doi.org/10.1049/nbt2.12076chemosensorscrystal‐based sensorsphotodegradationpolystyrenequartz crystal microbalance |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah N. Alodhayb Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance IET Nanobiotechnology chemosensors crystal‐based sensors photodegradation polystyrene quartz crystal microbalance |
| title | Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance |
| title_full | Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance |
| title_fullStr | Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance |
| title_short | Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance |
| title_sort | measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance |
| topic | chemosensors crystal‐based sensors photodegradation polystyrene quartz crystal microbalance |
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