UV absorbers

UV absorbers (Figure 5.20) are organic compounds that absorb harmful UV light and dissipate the absorbed energy as harmless thermal energy. Important classes of UV absorbers are 2-hydro — xybenzophenones, benzotriazoles, hydroxyphenyl-s-triazines, and oxalanilides. Some other compounds such as hydroxyphenylpyrimi — dines, salicylic acid derivatives and cyano acrylates are also useful.

UV absorbersThe key to effectiveness of these compounds is intramolecular hydro­gen bonding and their tautomeric characteristics upon absorption of UV radiation. UV absorbers should have good solubility, compati­bility with the binder and thermal stability. They should selectively absorb U V light in competition with the binder to protect it from degra­dation. Their protective effect increases with an increase in their concentra­tion, inherent absorption and film thickness.

Thus, they pro-

tect the substrate and deeper layers of coating, but as such, there is no protection at the surface of the coating.

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