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Natural antioxidant from bamboo leaves for the processing stability of polypropylene

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The antioxidant of bamboo leaves (AOB) was used firstly to stabilize polypropylene (PP). Thermogravimetric analysis, oxidation onset temperature and oxidation induction time tests were carried out to test the thermal and thermo-oxidative stability of samples. The melt flow rate and yellowness index were used to characterize the processing stability and color of samples. Field emission scanning electron microscopy was used to determine the distribution of additives. Results showed that AOB improved the thermo-oxidative stability and processing stability of PP. The efficacy of AOB was comparable with that of Irganox 1010 in protecting PP. However, due to the dark yellow color of AOB, the problem of the discoloration of the polymer matrix was not solved.

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This work was funded by the Research Foundation of Qingdao Fusilin Chemical Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (FSL-RF 2016), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21676285 and 21306214) and Qingdao Indigenous Innovation Program (No. 15-9-1-76-jch).

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    Huimin Xia, Hui Gao, Yuxi Zhang, Zhongwei Wang, Liang Song, Lei Liu, Xiujuan Tian, Xiaowen Huang & Qing Yu

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Xia, H., Gao, H., Zhang, Y. et al. Natural antioxidant from bamboo leaves for the processing stability of polypropylene. J Therm Anal Calorim 146, 1657–1665 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-10115-0

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