In this comparative study, the effect of carbon black (CB) on the UV aging characteristics of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) was investigated. EVA, containing 13% vinyl acetate (VA),and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/carbon black mixture (EVA/CB), containing 13% VA and 1%CB, were aged by means of UV light with a wavelength in the vicinity of 259 nm, in air, up to 400 hr. Sol-gel analyses were made to determine the percentage gelation of both virgin and aged samples. FT-IR measurements were performed to follow the chemical changes which took place in the samples during aging. Dynamic and isothermal thermogravimetry studies were performed
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