As the followup to our previous paper, multicomponent
hydrogen-donating hydrocarbons derived
from petroleum (HHAP) were oxidized at 160 °C in air for 30 h
compared with a conventional
diphenylamine type antioxidant (Stealer), and the following results
were obtained: (1) Judging
from the changes in the dissipation factor, carbonyl absorbance by IR,
acid value, and oxygen
content by elemental analysis, HHAP was barely oxidized under these
conditions, although
n-paraffin wax was clearly oxidized. (2) Small amounts
of oxygen-containing compounds (0.5
wt % in oxygen content), which are acidic materials but not carbonyl
compounds, were formed
from Stealer under these conditions. (3) In addition to the test
results reported in our previous
paper, it was reconfirmed by the humidity tests that the oxidation of
n-paraffin wax was superbly
inhibited by the addition of HHAP, and the dissipation factor was kept
low during the humidity
tests. With regard to why HHAP was not oxidized under these severe
conditions, it was deduced
that the free radicals formed from HHAP were stabilized by hydrogen
liberated from HHAP
itself.