Posts about Polyolefin

UV light stabilizers: absorbers, quenchers and HALS

UV light stabilizers are additives that slow sunlight damage in plastics, and they work at three different points in the chain of events.[…]

Polymer Aging: Why Sunlight Makes Plastics Brittle

Polymer aging is the slow chemical breakdown of a plastic under sunlight and oxygen rather than simple wear. Ultraviolet light between 290 and[…]

POE: The Unsung Hero of Modern Materials

We live in a world of plastics. They’re everywhere, from the phones in our hands to the cars we drive. But behind the[…]