Olefin polymer compositions stabilized against discoloration
AssigneeGulf Oil Corporation
InventorsClarence Edward Roth, Jr., Joseph Arnold Lasswell, William Dennis Bybee, Earl Brewer Parker, Jr.
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Abstract
Olefin polymer compositions are provided having enhanced stability against discoloration. The polymer compositions consist essentially of a normally solid olefin polymer such as polyethylene having incorporated therein, on a weight basis, 0.001 - 0.2 percent of 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-methylphenol* and 0.0005 - 0.4 percent of 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-ethylphenol**, with the quantity of 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-ethylphenol being present in a minimum amount of 50 weight % of the 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-methylphenol.
Claims4
An olefin polymer composition consisting essentially of a normally solid olefin polymer having incorporated therein, on a weight basis, 0.001 - 0.2 percent of 2,6-di-tertiarybutyl-4-methylphenol and 0.0005 - 0.4 percent of 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-ethylphenol, the 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-ethylphenol being present in an amount constituting at least 50% by weight of the 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-methylphenol, said olefin polymer having polymerized therein at least 90 weight percent of a monoolefin of the group consisting of ethylene and propylene.
A method for retarding the yellowing of a normally solid olefin polymer containing 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-methyl-phenol as a stabilizer, which consists essentially of dispersing 0.0005 - 0.4 weight percent of 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-ethylphenol throughout said olefin polymer, said 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-ethylphenol being added in an amount constituting at least 50% by weight of the 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-methylphenol contained in said olefin polymer, said olefin polymer having polymerized therein at least 90 weight percent of a monoolefin of the group consisting of ethylene and propylene.
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