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Antioxidants are chemical compounds which protect polymers and plastics against thermal and/or photo- oxidative processes which occur in thermal or photo- degradation or during natural ageing. Antioxidants which decrease photo-oxidation processes are also called photo-antioxidants.
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Rabek, J.F. (1990). Introduction to the Oxidative and Photo- Stabilization of Polymers. In: Photostabilization of Polymers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0747-8_2
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