Oxidative Induction Test

PerkinElmer Thermal Analyzers

What is O.I.T. ?
Oxidative Induction Time

This time can be used as criteria of the thermal stability of polyolefines in an oxidative atmosphere It is an accelereated test used as a qualitative evaluation of the oxidative stability of a material. It can be used as an index when developing formulation with better oxidative stability Under OIT, the test speciment will be heated to a specific temperature in open pan then held isothermal for a short period of time before switching from N2 purge to O2 purge. The time taken after O2 gas switching to the onset of oxidation reaction is defined as OIT

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What happens without antioxidants?

Without antioxidants, polyolefins may undergo slow oxidative reaction and progressive breakdown of the polymer backbone. The breakdown will lead to degradation of the material properties like toughness and rigidity This reaction can be accelerated with the increase in temperature

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How to prevent this degradation?

The use of antioxidants in the formulations can reduce this process and increase the lifetime Similarly in engine lubrication oil, antioxidant is added to increase the lifespan of lubricating function Antioxidant is present in facial creams, engine lubrication oil, polyolefin, cable or wire insulation material, vapor-barrier -films, tubes or pipelines

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How to determine the influence of such additives?

OIT can be used as an index to measure the effect of antioxidants DSC can be used to conduct standard OIT test ASTM D 3895 (Polyolefines) DIN EN 728 (Polyolefines) For lubrication oil, high pressure OIT test is recommended.

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Which instrumentation can Perkin Elmer offer to run this test?

for O.I.T. on lubricants: High Pressure DSC Cell (Up to 600psi)

for O.I.T. on Polyolefines: Pyris Diamond DSC, Sapphire DSC or Jade DSC

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Who needs to perform O.I.T. ?

Companies who produce or utilize Polyolefines which are in thermal use under an oxygen atmosphere

* cable- or wire isolations * geomembranes * vapor-barrier-films * tubes or piplines

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Application : Oxidative Induction Test (DSC)

Curve 1: DSC File info: Sample Weight:

peoit002 3.198

Mon Feb 7 11:39:24 1994 mg

HDPE KW #93-1027B

65.0 GAS SWITCH (N2 TO O2)

60.0

Heat Flow (mW)

55.0

OIT

50.0

45.0

40.0

35.0 ISOTHERM (50C) 30.0 0.0 Oxidative Stability Test

TEMP1: 50.0 C TEMP2: 200.0 C TIME1: 5.0 min TIME2: 20.0 min RATE1: 20.0 C/min

HEAT FROM 50-200C

ISOTHERM (200C)

5.0

10.0 Time (minutes)

15.0

20.0

25.0

Applications Lab/R.Thompson PERKIN-ELMER 7 Series Thermal Analysis System Wed Aug 24 09:22:25 1994

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Comparison of LDPE and LLDPE

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Influence of Temperature

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Influence of Sample Preparation

Sample geometry affects the oxidation initiation and rate. It is one of the sources of variation in OIT test. For high reprocibility of OIT test, sample weight and geometry must be kept constant
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Influence of Purge Gas / Rate

Purge gas type and rate can affect the oxidation initiation and rate. It is another source of variation in OIT test. For high reprocibility of OIT test, purge gas purity and rate must be kept constant
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Influence of Pan Material

Sample pan can also affect the oxidation initiation and rate. Copper can accelerate the oxidation reaction

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How to ensure OIT reproducibility?

Good instrument calibration Constant isothermal temperature through good furnace calibration Constant sample morphology, geometry and weight Reliable and consistent purge gas flow rate Use same pan material

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O.I.T. Calculation

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O.I.T. Calculation

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Analysis of O.I.T.

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OIT HDPE Water Pipe

ISO TR 10837

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Lube Oil Correlation Between OIT and ASTM Rotary Bomb Test

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Application : Oxidation Induction Time (OIT) For Engine Oil

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Lube Oil - OIT

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Thank you