Dart Industries Inc.

Plastic Specialties and Technologies, Inc.

Dale J Dieckmann

Charles W Fletcher, Jr

A vinyl halide resin stabilizer composition which essentially contains:

Synergistic vinyl halide stabilizer compositions of antimony organic

This invention relates to the use of indium compounds as thermal stabilizers for vinyl halide resins. Very small additions of indium compounds to vinyl halide resins, with or without the inclusion of other stabilizers, have been found to contribute marked improvements in resistance to high temperature discoloration. For example, additions sufficient to provide less than 100 ppm of indium based upon the weight of said resin are particularly effective in helping to maintain original color over a longer period of time at elevated temperatures such as are encountered during hot processing and fabricating operations.

Stabilization of vinyl halide resins

Liquid antimony organic sulfur-containing compounds are rendered stable at ambient conditions by incorporating an effective amount of a phenol. Liquid antimony organic sulfur-containing compounds such as antimony mercaptoacid esters, and the like, are also rendered shelf stable by phenols such as catechol, t-butyl catechol and butylated hydroxy anisole. The stable liquid compositions contribute to the heat stability of vinyl halide resins.

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Dale J Dieckmann