TY - JOUR
AU - Beal, G.E.
AB - Antioxidant Behavior in Flexible Foam Polyurethane R. G. SKORPENSKE* AND A. K. SCHROCK Products Research Laboratories Polyurethane Dow Chemical Company Texas 77541 Freeport, G. E. BEAL Foam and Laboratories Polyurethane Applications Development Dow Chemical Company Texas 77541 Freeport, INTRODUCTION reduction of chlorofluorocarbons and other (CFCs) halogenated T he in slabstock foam has forced the use of foam for- blowing agents mulations with and levels of water to meet re- higher higher density These elevated water levels can raise the maximum tem- quirements. in the foam the risk of scorch perature exposure increasing degradation and discoloration In the extreme the (polymer decomposition). case, foam suffer a severe loss of and even may physical properties self-ignite. Antioxidants are in commercial to typically present polyols prevent Oxidation inhibitors are available in a wide polymer decomposition. of molecular classes which are attributed with various variety mechanisms of action of the mechanism [1,2]. Regardless specific which a antioxidant inhibit mobil- through given may decomposition, This was at of the SPI-33rd Annual paper presented Polyurethanes 90, Proceedings 30-October The Technical/Marketing Conference, Orlando, FL, September 3, 1990. paper is herein from the conference after review the Editorial being published proceedings by but without the review Board, 
TI - Antioxidant Behavior in Flexible Polyurethane Foam
JF - Journal of Cellular Plastics
DO - 10.1177/0021955X9102700603
DA - 1991-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/antioxidant-behavior-in-flexible-polyurethane-foam-JS4ZbQWLoB
SP - 560
EP - 579
VL - 27
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -