The polymer industry faces a never-ending challenge to improve the stability and lifetime of polymer products. Demanding requirements can only be reached by employing small amounts of appropriate stabilizers, which serve to maintain or even improve the initial properties of polymeric materials.

Stabilisers for Polyolefins describes the main types of stabilizers, with the primary focus on those categories most useful for polyolefins. It also elucidates some of the physical and chemical aspects of such products when incorporated in the polymer matrix, discussing stability during weathering, heat aging, and processing. Examples of the stabilization of a variety of different articles are presented to reinforce the concepts discussed.

Rapra Review Reports contain a brief overview of the topic, followed by extensive references, with abstracts, from the Rapra database. They serve as condensed, valuable research tools for scientists, technologists, and other researchers working with rubber or plastics materials.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Polyolefins

Stabilisation Against Degradation Under the Impact of Heat

Stabilisation of Polymers Against Degradation Under the Impact of Light

Testing of Stabilisers in the Polymer Matrix

Example Applications of Stabilisers in the Polymer Substrate

Future Trends in Polymer Stabilisation

Additional References

References from the Rapra Abstracts Database

Index