Polyolefin composition for water pipes with improved chlorine resistance

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of compound (A) and compound (B) in a polyolefin composition for increasing the lifetime of a pipe made of said polyolefin composition which pipe is in permanent contact with chlorinated water, wherein compound (A) has the following formula (I): wherein R6, R7 and R8 independently are non-substituted or substituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl radicals which may comprise OH-groups, —X1, X2, and X3 independently are H or OH, with the proviso that at least one of X X1, X2, and X3 is OH, and—the entire molecule does not comprise an ester group, wherein compound (B) has the following formula (II): wherein R and R′ each is the same or different residue and comprising at least 6 carbon atoms.

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