AbstractPolyethylene containing various types of antioxidants was either heated in a stream of nitrogen or placed in water maintained at several different temperatures under nitrogen. The polymer was then oxidized to determine how greatly the evaporation or extraction treatment had reduced the antioxidant effectiveness as compared with a control. Polymeric materials and carbon blacks were more completely retained than monomolecular organic compounds. The presence of carbon black did not greatly alter the rate of loss for any of these substances except Santonox, which was almost completely retained.
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