| abstract |
stabilization of polymers containing hydrolyzable functionality. a process for treating a polymer having a hydrolyzable functionality, wherein the method comprises: (i.) providing a polymer having a hydrolyzable functionality; and (ii.) the introduction of a stabilizing agent in the polymer, where the stabilizing agent in the polymer, where the stabilizing agent is defined by the formula where x is a hydrolyzable group that forms an acidic species through hydrolysis, where r2, r3, and r4 they are each independently a halogen atom, a hydrocarbil group, a hydrocarboxylate group, or a hydrocarbiloxy group. |