Publication detail

Antarctica - A unique location for the testing of polymers

TOCHÁČEK, J. LÁSKA, K. BÁLKOVÁ, R. KAPLER, P. VÁCZI, P. KRMÍČEK, L.

Original Title

Antarctica - A unique location for the testing of polymers

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The Johann Gregor Mendel Czech Antarctic Station (JGM), located in the northern part of James Ross Island in Antarctica, provides a facility for research in many scientific disciplines, such as geography, geology, climatology and biology. In 2015 its activities were extended by the testing of plastics. When synthetic polymers, often referred to as plastics, are exposed to outdoor conditions they undergo irreversible changes due to the absorption of incident solar UV radiation and the consequent reactions with oxygen. Their stability and reliability for outdoor applications are tested through weathering at various locations around the world. Until 2015, when systematic research into plastics started at the JGM, no information on the resistance of plastics to the Antarctic climate was available.

Keywords

weathering; plastics; polymers; degradation; outdoor exposure; Antarctica

Authors

TOCHÁČEK, J.; LÁSKA, K.; BÁLKOVÁ, R.; KAPLER, P.; VÁCZI, P.; KRMÍČEK, L.

Released

8. 10. 2023

Publisher

MASARYK UNIV PRESS

Location

Brno

ISBN

1805-0689

Periodical

Czech Polar Reports

Year of study

13

Number

1

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

37

Pages to

45

Pages count

9

URL

https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047

BibTex

@article{BUT186922,
  author="Jiří {Tocháček} and Kamil {Láska} and Radka {Bálková} and Pavel {Kapler} and Peter {Váczi} and Lukáš {Krmíček}",
  title="Antarctica - A unique location for the testing of polymers",
  journal="Czech Polar Reports",
  year="2023",
  volume="13",
  number="1",
  pages="37--45",
  doi="10.5817/CPR2023-1-4",
  issn="1805-0689",
  url="https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047"
}