Mechanism of the oxidative thermal degradation and of the stabilisation of polymers

CONTENTS
I. Oxidation in gas and liquid phases 13
II. Oxidation in the solid phase 14
III. Oxidation of polypropylene 15
IV. Critical antioxidant concentration 18
V. Initiation of oxidation by antioxidants 20
VI. Theory of synergism 21
VII. Free radicals as stabilisers 23
VIII. Borate stabilisers 25