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The spontaneous reaction of atmospheric oxygen with organic compounds leads to a number of degradative changes that reduce the lifetime of many products of interest to the chemical industry, especially polymers, as well as causing the deterioration of lipids in foods. The importance of oxygen in the deterioration of rubber was demonstrated over a century ago,1 and this finding led chemists to investigate the chemistry of oxidative deterioration and its inhibition.
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Gordon, M.H. (1990). The Mechanism of Antioxidant Action in Vitro . In: Hudson, B.J.F. (eds) Food Antioxidants. Elsevier Applied Food Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0753-9_1
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