a b s t r a c tWe describe the examination of the weathering degradation of LDPE (low density polyethylene -locally produced B24/2 and imported LDPE 2100T), supplied by two different manufacturers and processed into films for greenhouse coverings, over several months in a sub-Saharan region of Algeria. The three IR regions most affected by weathering degradation are 800e1100 cm À1 , 1680e1800 cm À1 and 3300e3600 cm À1 . The IR spectral region most affected by the aging process is the carbonyl region. Curve fitting combined with derivative spectroscopy revealed that the composite carbonyl band encompasses more than 10 different oxidation products. The most significant among these in terms of absorbance are carboxylic acids, ketones, aldehydes and esters. The oxidation kinetics with respect to the type of LDPE film shows that B24/2 LDPE undergoes less oxidization than LDPE 2100 T. Calculating the concentrations of different carbonyl species compared to their respective absorbances indicates that the aldehydes are the predominant component of the final compound, rather than the carboxylic acids.
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