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Antarctica - A unique location for the testing of polymers

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

Originální název

Antarctica - A unique location for the testing of polymers

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

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.

Klíčová slova

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

Autoři

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

Vydáno

8. 10. 2023

Nakladatel

MASARYK UNIV PRESS

Místo

Brno

ISSN

1805-0689

Periodikum

Czech Polar Reports

Ročník

13

Číslo

1

Stát

Česká republika

Strany od

37

Strany do

45

Strany počet

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"
}