Antarctica – A unique location for the testing of polymers

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 plasti...

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Main Authors: Tocháček, Jiří, Láska, Kamil, Bálková, Radka, Kapler, Pavel, Váczi, Peter, Krmíček, Lukáš
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2023
Subjects:
weathering
plastics
polymers
degradation
outdoor exposure
Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctic
James Ross Island
Ross Island
Online Access:https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047
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spelling ftmasarykunivojs:oai:ojs.journals.muni.cz:article/37047 2023-11-05T03:36:56+01:00 Antarctica – A unique location for the testing of polymers Tocháček, Jiří Láska, Kamil Bálková, Radka Kapler, Pavel Váczi, Peter Krmíček, Lukáš 2023-10-08 application/pdf https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047 eng eng Masaryk Univerzity https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047/31809 https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047 Copyright (c) 2023 Jiří Tocháček, Kamil Láska, Radka Bálková, Pavel Kapler, Peter Váczi, Lukáš Krmíček Czech Polar Reports; Vol 13 No 1 (2023); 37–45 Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023); 37–45 1805-0697 1805-0689 weathering plastics polymers degradation outdoor exposure Antarctica info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftmasarykunivojs 2023-10-09T23:27:58Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica James Ross Island Ross Island Masaryk University Journals
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topic weathering
plastics
polymers
degradation
outdoor exposure
Antarctica
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plastics
polymers
degradation
outdoor exposure
Antarctica
Tocháček, Jiří
Láska, Kamil
Bálková, Radka
Kapler, Pavel
Váczi, Peter
Krmíček, Lukáš
Antarctica – A unique location for the testing of polymers
topic_facet weathering
plastics
polymers
degradation
outdoor exposure
Antarctica
description 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.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Tocháček, Jiří
Láska, Kamil
Bálková, Radka
Kapler, Pavel
Váczi, Peter
Krmíček, Lukáš
author_facet Tocháček, Jiří
Láska, Kamil
Bálková, Radka
Kapler, Pavel
Váczi, Peter
Krmíček, Lukáš
author_sort Tocháček, Jiří
title Antarctica – A unique location for the testing of polymers
title_short Antarctica – A unique location for the testing of polymers
title_full Antarctica – A unique location for the testing of polymers
title_fullStr Antarctica – A unique location for the testing of polymers
title_full_unstemmed Antarctica – A unique location for the testing of polymers
title_sort antarctica – a unique location for the testing of polymers
publisher Masaryk Univerzity
publishDate 2023
url https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047
genre Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
James Ross Island
Ross Island
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Antarctica
James Ross Island
Ross Island
op_source Czech Polar Reports; Vol 13 No 1 (2023); 37–45
Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023); 37–45
1805-0697
1805-0689
op_relation https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047/31809
https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/37047
op_rights Copyright (c) 2023 Jiří Tocháček, Kamil Láska, Radka Bálková, Pavel Kapler, Peter Váczi, Lukáš Krmíček
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