High Performance Stabilization Systems for PP and PP-Based TPO Automotive Applications

Publishing date: 20.06.2017

How can the long-term thermal stabilization (LTTS) of polypropylene be improved so that it meets new, more demanding standards?

In the 1970s, a novel development moved the antioxidant class of hindered phenols from low to fairly high molecular weights, which are favored for applications requiring FDA approval, minimal discoloration, and long service life at high temperatures. While these stabilizers can cover many of today’s demands, a new synergistic mixture based on a different approach nearly triples the LTTS effect, yielding by far the best results in the industry.

Read all about the ongoing work in this field, in the article written by Heejung Kwon¹, Thomas Schmutz² & Klaus Keck^{1, 3}

⁽¹⁾ Songwon Industrial (South Korea), ⁽²⁾ Songwon Management (Switzerland), ⁽³⁾ Author to whom correspondence should be sent.

The full article was also published in the Issue 2, 2017 of the TPE Magazine International - https://www.gupta-verlag.com/