Polyamine disulphides

Po[yamine disulphides do not inhibit peroxide vulcanization of polyethylene, are stable in air up to 300-350°C, exhibit good compatibility and show no sweating out from the polyethylene mass. Table 8 gives the comparison between the efficiency of polyamine disulphides as thermostabilizers of cured polyethylene. 

A series of polyamine disulphides (polyaniline disulphide, polyamine disulphide, and polyparaphenylenedi-amine disulphide) represent effective thermostabilizers of cured polyethylene, and provide a decrease in gel fraction 2.5-3 times as large as that in case of inhibited thermal destruction. Stabilizers of normal polyethylene (Neozone D , Santonox R ) are inefficient as stabilizers of cured polyethylene, these substances decompose and even initiate thermal destruction of cured polyethylene. 

Polyamine disulphides are effective thermostabilizers of cured polyethylene up to 400°C. In presence of polyamine disulphides a decrease in gel fraction is one half as large as that of nonstabilized cured polyethylene over the temperature range from 350-380°C [46]. 

Polyamine disulphides as inhibitors of thermal destruction of cured polyethylene are effective over a long period of time. 

High thermostabilizing efficiency of polyamine disulphides relative to chemically cross-linked polyethylene is conditioned by the ability to accept macroradicals at the disulphide bridge and imine group. Besides, the presence of paramagnetic centers causes the adherence of macroradicals providing for an extra stabilizing effect [49]. 

Carbon disulphide was used as an extraction solvent when analysing epoxy resins. On one occasion, adding to a hardener produced a vigorous fume-ofif leaving a residue looking like sulfur [1], Amines and complexes thereof are used as hardeners, and the reaction with, especially, polyamines to give dithiocarbamates is surprisingly exothermic [2],... 

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