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ETHANOX 330 ®

HIGH MOLECUL AR WEIGHT PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANT

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ETHANOX® 330 Antioxidant—Safe and Versatile for Broad Applications
With its low volatility and chemical stability, ETHANOX 330 antioxidant is safe and effective for ETHANOX 330 Antioxidant Mixing Characteristics
TYPICAL PROPERTIES
use in a wide range of polymer applications. It is successfully used in thermoplastic elastomers, ETHANOX 330 antioxidant can be incorporated into
engineering blends and alloys, hot melt adhesives and tackifiers including polyolefins. Its superior Form Crystalline powder polymers using conventional techniques, including
effectiveness and overall stability greatly improve most polymer properties, allowing them to process Color White dissolving in a solvent. Masterbatches or emulsions
without degradation and to stand up to demanding long-term applications. Why choose ETHANOX 330? Molecular weight 775.2 may be preferred for certain systems or specialized
Its properties and benefits are impressive: Melting point, °C 244 applications.
Vapor pressure, mm Hg @ 300°C <0.5
• High molecular weight and low volatility Bulk density, lb/ft3 33 • Normal masterbatch techniques can be used to
Bulk density, kg/m3 529
• Stable at high temperatures facilitate the uniform dispersion of ETHANOX 330
• Biologically inert antioxidant into a polymer
• FDA-sanctioned for use in all polymers and polymer blends used in indirect food contact • Aqueous emulsions can be prepared as follows:
applications SOLUBILITY (G/100G SOLVENT AT 20°C) Dissolve 1.25 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate in 65
• Resists water and oil extraction parts of deionized water. Add 33 parts of ETHANOX
Acetone 23 330 antioxidant to this soap solution and stir to
• Odorless and tasteless
Cyclohexane 7.5 completely wet the antioxidant. Pass this slurry
• Protects a wide variety of polymers, both during processing and in long-term applications Dimethylformamide 54 through a colloid mill three times. Reduce the
• Compatible with most polymer additives n-Heptane 1 spacings in the mill after each pass to obtain the
• Maintains effectiveness when fillers and other modifiers are used n-Hexane 1.7
finest size particles. This produces a 33% emulsion
Isopropanol 0.1
• Non-coloring and non-staining • Oil emulsions can also be prepared. Mix 70 parts of
Methanol 0.2
• Reduces water carryover in film production Methylene chloride 47 mineral oil with 30 parts of ETHANOX 330
• Electrically neutral: Its zero dipole moment is an added advantage in electrical Styrene monomer 23 antioxidant. Pass this mixture through a colloid mill
applications Toluene 36 three times, reducing the spacings in the mill after
Water Insoluble each pass to obtain the finest size particles. This
Low Volatility Resists Migration produces a uniform, stable oil emulsion
The high molecular weight of ETHANOX 330 antioxidant makes it resistant to vaporizing out of
polymers, both during processing and in high-temperature applications. Thermogravimetric Analysis
(TGA) demonstrates no significant loss of weight (indicating volatilization) until a temperature of
320-330°C is achieved (see Figure 1).
OH

FIGURE 1

100
99% - 291°C
95% - 316°C
80 90% - 350°C
75% - 385°C
Remaining Weight (%)

60
OH
40

20

HO
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 FIGURE 2

Tempterature (°C) ETHANOX 330 Antioxidant

1,3,5-Trimethyl-2,4,6-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) benzene
CAS 1709-70-2
MITI D-194-191
A Non-toxic Solution Superior Long Term Heat Aging Resistance
ETHANOX 330 antioxidant is the When used alone, ETHANOX 330 antioxidant provides superior
only high molecular weight phenolic long-term protection against oxidative degradation of polypropylene
antioxidant sanctioned by the FDA for at usual use temperatures. This superiority is often masked when
indirect food contact use in all polymers testing in the laboratory by high-temperature accelerated oven
and alloys (blends) of polymers now in aging in the interest of speed and convenience. However, when
use or yet to be invented antioxidants are compared over a range of evaluation temperatures,
(see CFR 178.2010). their relative performance can change quite markedly.

Complete information on the use of Tested against another leading commercial antioxidant at
ETHANOX antioxidants in FDA-regulated a range of temperatures in a thick specimen, ETHANOX 330
applications is available in our report antioxidant is clearly superior as test conditions begin to
titled, “ETHANOX Antioxidants— approach more normal use temperatures (120°C). In thin
The Proven Choice in FDA Regulated specimens (see Figure 3), ETHANOX 330 antioxidant provides
Applications.” excellent protection even in high-temperature accelerated aging.

FIGURE 3
Contolled Rheology Polypopylene Antioxidant/Calcium Stearate (CaSt)
1000/300 ppm 2-mil samples
140°C
Ooven Temperature

ETHANOX 330 antioxidant

150°C

PRODUCT A

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Days to Failure

Excellent Water Carryover Characteristic

Most phenolic antioxidants tend to increase water carryover and thereby decrease maximum line speed in
the production of water-quenched polypropylene films. Figure 4 illustrates why ETHANOX 330 is known as the
antioxidant of choice for this use—it’s clearly superior to other commercial antioxidants in producing high-quality
film surfaces that provide maximum line speeds.

FIGURE 4
Water Carryover Effect of Various Antioxidants in 1" (2.54 cm) - Wide PP Ribbon Extruded at 275°C
FEET/MIN.
Antioxidant 1000 PPM

METERS/MIN.

ETHANOX 330 antioxidant

PRODUCT A
PRODUCT B

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130

Maximum Line Speed

Use of ETHANOX 330 Antioxidant
in High-density Polyethylene
Excellent Processing Stability
In high-density polyethylene, the decreased
viscosity resulting from degradation and the
breaking of the polymer chains into shorter
Proven Non-extractability
ETHANOX 330 antioxidant has a unique resistance
to extraction from polyolefins. In a medium-density
polyethylene pipe compound, C14-labeled ETHANOX
FIGURE 5
330 antioxidant was used as the stabilizer. Water was
Processing Stability in HDPE 190°C/2160g
run through this pipe for 10 months under ambient
conditions. No radioactivity was found in the water,
Similar results were obtained in an accelerated
three-month test at 80°C. In polypropylene, when
12-mil strips containing 1000 ppm of C14-labeled
ETHANOX 330 antioxidant were immersed in water
at 120°F (49°C) and 250°F (121°C) and in 8%
ethanol at 120°F (49°C) for 72 hours, no ETHANOX

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and the results in Figure 6 also show that ETHANOX 330 antioxidant was found in any of the extracts

Mixing
segments may be offset to var ying degrees 330 antioxidant: (limit of detection 25 ppb).
by the increasing viscosity resulting from
crosslinking degradation. The Brabender Torque • Remains evenly distributed throughout the pipe;
Rheometer measures the induction time to

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• Does not migrate; and

One Pass
the onset of polymer crosslinking (first step
• Is not lost at either the air- or water-contacted
of degradation) and thus measures the effect
surfaces
of such counteractivity.

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Five Pass
Figure 5 illustrates how ETHANOX 330 antioxidant
minimizes the change in melt flow index during FIGURE 6
multipass extrusions.
Distribution of ETHANOX 330 antioxidant in HDPE pipe under ambient conditions
0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.20 0.22
0.15
Melt Flow Index

ETHANOX 330 antioxidant /ETHAPHOS 326 (300 / 300 ppm) 0.12

PRODUCT A/ETHAPHOS 326 (300/300 ppm)

% Weight 330
0.09

0.06

TABLE 1 Use of ETHANOX 330 Antioxidant 0.03

in Wire and Cable 0.00

Thermal Oxidation Prevention 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Electrically neutral ETHANOX 330 antioxidant is extremely
Thermal Stability of Low-Density Polyethylene in the Outside Distance Through Pipe (mm) Bore
Presence of Copper, Oven-Aged at 105°C
effective in polyethylene wire insulation, which requires
Running Water—10 Months
long-term protection while exposed to copper. Samples of
Antioxidant %wt. Hours to Failure
ETHANOX 330 antioxidant 0.025 1368
low-density polyethylene containing TiO2 pigment and
Product A 0.025 1320 oxalic acid bis (benzylidene hydrazide), a copper
ETHANOX 330 antioxidant 0.1 4728 deactivator, were placed on copper foil, and then
Product A 0.1 4176 oven-aged. Table 1 shows ETHANOX 330 antioxidant to be
The formulation above contained 1% wt. TiO2 pigment and particularly effective in this application. In an accelerated
equal amounts of antioxidant and the copper deactivator. test using the Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC),
samples of high-density polyethylene containing the
copper deactivator were placed on copper foil. Table 2
TABLE 2 shows ETHANOX 330 antioxidant to be particularly
effective in this application.
Thermal Stability of High-Density Polyethylene in the
Presence of Copper Powder by D.S.C.

Antioxidant Hours to Fail at 200°C

None 3
ETHANOX 330 antioxidant 41
Product A 35

The formulation above contained 0.1% wt. of a copper

deactivator, 0.5% wt. antioxidant, and 1% wt. TiO2 pigment.