Clinton A Oakley. Victoria University of Wellington. Generally plastic cuvettes strongly absorb UV, which is why they cannot be used in spectroscopy in the UV range. Readings with UV light are Similarly, in PE and PP the presence of chromophores in PVC due to impurities can absorb UV radiation and generate free radicals. The free radicals form hydroperoxides that can break the double bonds of the backbone chain and generate smaller degradation products (Law 2016; Yang et al., 2018). Short-wave UV. Absorbs UV Pemberton & Kowalski pers. comm. 6 September 2016. Long-wave UV. Absorbs UV Pemberton & Kowalski pers. comm. 6 September 2016. Hide glue . Long-wave UV. Fluoresces bright white Rivers & Umney 2013, p. 610. Laropal K80 (Ketone resin N) Short-wave UV. Fluoresces purple Pemberton & Kowalski pers. comm. 6 September 2016 These materials absorb light in the ultraviolet region below 380 nm and emit at longer wavelengths in the blue part of the spectrum. This gives the appearance of extra whiteness, as in some cases blue light reflected from the sample is more than the blue light incident on it, due to the conversion of UV radiation into blue light emission. White surfaces can reflect a considerable amount of light, but without the mobile electrons to oppose the electric field of light, white surfaces allow light to penetrate up to several wavelengths. This allows them to experience multiple reflections from crystal grains and other irregularities within the structure of the surface. . 159 15 182 499 179 183 46 338

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