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Go to Editorial ManagerA new photostabiliser, U.V. absorber 2, 4 – bis (4- ethylbenzoyl) resorcinol was prepared and characterized by different techniques such as spectroscopic method, elemental analysis, and moleculer weight determination. The absorber was examined for low-density polyethylene and compared with commercial U.V. absorber (Seesorb-100). The new photostabiliser, U.V. absorber showed higher ability to absorb U.V. light and more efficient for photostabilisation for low- density polyethylene, i.e, the optical properties were improved by using this photostabiliser.
4-Stearoylresorcinol was prepared by acylation of resorcinol with stearoyl chloride in the presence of zinc chloride as catalyst in a batch reactor. The temperature range of reaction was (50-80)°C. The rate of acylation increased with temperature up to (70°C). The conversion of reactants appeared to follow second order kinetic model. The reaction rate constant was (0.0031 1/mol.min) and was higher at higher temperatures. Activation energy was (16.8258 kJ/mol). The optimal catalyst concentration was (2.9936 mol/l). Also, a quantitative relationship was derived to represent the weight of the product as a function to the reaction variables. The quantitative relationship gave mean deviation equal to (5%). The product concentration was measured by UV spectroscopy.