Influence of alternative polymeric plasticizer to DOP in thermal and dynamic-mechanical properties of PVC

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a very versatile polymer with many applications. Due to the easy incorporation of additives and plasticizers in this resin. The most used plasticizer for PVC dioctyl phthalate (DOP), however its use has been restricted by several organizations because it presents potential toxicity. In way, objective work evaluate thermal, physical dynamic-mechanical characteristics polymeric alternative DOP, polyisobutene base. As method comparison, contents materials were kept constant, only content samples was altered. Results indicated that compounds obtained satisfactory plasticizing results don’t have chemical transformations. addition, evaluated higher thermal stability when compared compound proving be promising result.