Polymer weight loss during accelerated

Various product forms may occur during storage (typical for fatty acid derivatives) or production. DSC has been used for detection of polymorphism of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) [91]. Similarly, DSC has allowed to detect various product forms of the hindered phenolic antioxidant octade-cyl 3-(3, 5 -di-f-butyl-4 -hydroxyphenyl) propionate (Anox PP 18), which caused handling problems during production [92]. The DSC method for purity determination as used for curatives, such as 2,2 -benzothiazyldisulfide (MBTS) [93], and for sulfur and accelerators [79], is also applicable to other additives, such as antioxidants and antiozonants. DSC and TGA have been used to establish the oxidation and weight loss characteristics of commercially available triaryl, trialkyl and alkyl-aryl phosphate esters, which are widely used as plasticisers and flame retardants in the polymer industry [94]. 

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