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- The chemical and physical properties of polyamide-12 (PA12) fuel pipes/lines, aged for <= 2400 h at 110 degrees C, have been investigated. The pipes, containing fuel with or without ethanol, were either of a single PA12 layer, or of two PA12 layers surrounding a poly(vinylidene fluoride) barrier layer. The molar mass of the inner surface region obtained by size-exclusion chromatography was reduced during ageing. and optical microscopy revealed a surface that was partly dissolved in the presence of ethanol. Infrared spectroscopy revealed a rapid loss of plasticiser, especially in the presence of ethanol, and the fuel contained plasticiser and other polymer related components. Immersion tests at 60 degrees C showed that the swelling of the pipe and the amount of dissolved material were greatest for the fuels with intermediate ethanol content (50 vol.%). Aged samples experienced an increase in melting point, presumably, to a large extent, due to the loss of plasticiser and/or PA12-related components. In addition, for several samples, the crystallinity seemed to increase with ageing. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Polyamide-12
- Ageing
- Fuel lines
- Pipes
- Ethanol
- Swelling
- THERMAL-DECOMPOSITION
- ALIPHATIC POLYAMIDES
- CHROMATOGRAPHY
- DEGRADATION
- KINETICS
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