El. Shanina et al., STUDIES OF THE INHIBITION OF AUTOOXIDATION OF POLYPROPYLENE WITH 4,4'-BIS(2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYLPHENOL), Canadian journal of chemistry, 73(11), 1995, pp. 2011-2014
The kinetics of 4,4'-bis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol) (BP) consumption in
the oxidation of polypropylene (PP) at 130 degrees C in air has been s
tudied. It is shown that 3,3',5,5'-tetra-tert-butyl-4,4'-diphenoquinon
e (DPQ) is the main product of conversion of the starting BP. An effec
t of synergism has been revealed on studying stabilization of PP with
BP-DPQ mixtures. The antioxidative activity of BP was compared with th
at of some other stabilizers.