Journal Textile Coloration and Finishing Year / Vol., Issue, Month 2014 / V.26,no.3,Sept Title Photooxidation of Poly(butylene succinate) Films by UV/Ozone Irradiation Authors Jin-Woo Joo and Jinho Jang† Institution/Affiliations Kumoh National Institute of Technology Pages/Total page pp.159 ~ 164 / 6 Language Korean Abstract Biodegradable Poly(butylene succinate), PBS, was photooxidized by UV/ozone irradiation and the effect of UV energy on the surface properties of the UV-irradiated PBS film were investigated by the measurement of reflectance, surface roughness, contact angles, chemical composition, and zeta potential. With increasing UV energy, reflectance decreased in the visible and ultraviolet regions particularly at the wavelength of 380nm. The irradiation produced nano-scale surface roughness including the maximum peak-to-valley roughness increased from 106nm for the unirradiated sample to 221nm at the UV energy of 10.6J/cm². The improved hydrophilicity was due to the higher O1s/C1s resulting from the introduction of polar groups such as C-O and C=O bonds. The surface energy of the PBS increased from 42.1mJ/m² for the unirradiated PBS to 56.8mJ/m² at the irradiation of 21.2J/cm². The zeta potentials of the UV-irradiated PBS also decreased proportionally with increasing UV energy. The cationic dyeability of the PBS increased accordingly resulting from the improved affinity of the irradiated PBS surfaces containing photochemically introduced anionic and dipolar dyeing sites. Keywords Poly(butylene succinate), UV, photo-oxidation, hydrophilicity, cationic dyeability Download   Reference http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/ArticleFullRecord.jsp?cn=OSGGBT_2014_v26n3_159