Sacrificial transformation (consumption) of antioxidants is an inevitable consequence of their active role in the protection of plastics from oxidation. The process results in various new products with conjugated double bonds, some of them being responsible for plastics discoloration. Structures of principal colorants arising from phenolic and aromatic amine antioxidants and phenolic UV absorbers are outlined.
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