| Abstract | Fluorescence quenching of phenanthrene (Ph) and anthracene (An) fluorophores by maleic anhydride (MAH) and n-octadecenylsuccinic anhydride (ODSA) quenchers in solid polypropylene (PP) films were studied. Results were compared with fluorescence quenching of the same fluorophores by MAH and ODSA quenchers in chloroform solution. Contrary to the results obtained in solution, it was observed that fluorescence emission of Ph fluorophore in PP films was more efficiently quenched by ODSA than by MAH. This was due to the better miscibility of Ph with ODSA than with MAH. When An fluorophore was used instead of Ph, it was observed that its fluorescence intensity in PP films was notably reduced by the addition of MAH. This was mainly due to the Diels–Alder reaction, which consumed a part of the An molecule. However, fluorescence intensity of An strangely increased with the addition of ODSA instead of MAH. Because of short lifetime of An (around 6 ns), ODSA had no quenching effect on An. |
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