Exposure of a
polymeric material to a natural or simulated
environment.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2313
(Definitions of terms relating to degradation, aging, and related chemical transformations
of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2321
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
