Vitamin E– a new choice for polyolefin stabilization

Release of antioxidants from co-extruded active packaging developed for whole milk powder

“…The loss of a-tocopherol during processing was 23.3%. In polyolefins, a-tocopherol and its transformation products provide excellent melt processing stability by acting as a hydrogen-atom donor, oxygen-centred radical scavenger, and as a carbon-centred radical scavenger; therefore, atocopherol concentration may decrease during the extrusion process (Mü ller et al, 2001). The loss of a-tocopherol during the manufacture of the film has also been reported by other authors.…”

Migration of α-tocopherol from an active multilayer film into whole milk powder

“…The loss of a-tocopherol during processing was 23.3%. In polyolefins, atocopherol and its transformation products provide excellent melt processing stability by acting as a hydrogen-atom donor, oxygencentered radical scavenger, and as a carbon-centered radical scavenger; therefore, a-tocopherol concentration may decrease during the extrusion process (Granda-Restrepo et al, 2009;Müller, Voigt, & Ghosh, 2001).…”