'Greener' liquid phosphite contains no nonylphenol.A novel liquid phosphite phos·phite n. A salt or ester of phosphorous acid. antioxidant is said to offer a more worker-friendly alternative to the workhorse secondary antioxidant, TNPP, while providing very similar cost-performance. New DVS005 from Chemtura Corp., Middlebury, Conn., is 100% free of nonylphenol, an alleged "endocrine disruptor" or hormone mimicker. This more "benign molecule" (patent pending) conceivably can be used as a drop-in replacement for TNPP. Chemtura will be exhibiting at the K 2007 show this month in Dusseldorf. TNPP is one of the very few phosphite antioxidants with both FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. food-contact approval and a good cost-performance ratio. It is used primarily in LLDPE LLDPE Linear Low Density Polyethylene film and in some HDPE film, PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. , and SBR applications. Chemtura is pursuing FDA food-contact approval for DVS005. Tel: (877) 948-2660 * www.chemtura.com |
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