Solvent-Soluble Vazo® free radical sources offer a number of advantages over organic peroxides.
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More stable than most peroxides, so can be stored under milder conditions and are not shock-sensitive.
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Decompose with first-order kinetics; not sensitive to metals, acids, and bases; not susceptible to radical-induced decompositions. This makes Vazo® free radical sources more efficient and predictable than other free radical sources.
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Produce less energetic radicals than peroxides, so there is less branching and cross-linking.
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Are weak oxidizing agents, which lets them be used to polymerize unsaturated amines, mercaptans, and aldehydes without affecting pigments and dyes.
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Are available in four grades to use over a wide temperature range.
Water-Soluble Vazo® free radical sources offer all of the advantages of the solvent-soluble grades, plus these other benefits:
