Paramus — Additive Package Selection

Overview

Select a plastics additive package: match stabilizers, plasticizers, and processing aids to the polymer, process, and service environment. The value is package-level triage, not one lookup.

Guidance vs execution: additive-fit and compatibility estimates come from tested Paramus tools. Treat outputs as screening signals, not certified formulations.

When to Use

• Choosing an additive package for a polymer and its service environment
• Checking additive–additive and additive–polymer compatibility Do not use for: certified formulation qualification or regulatory food-contact clearance.

Workflow

Polymer + process + service environment
  ↓ 1. Identify degradation drivers     → heat/UV/oxidation
  ↓ 2. Match stabilizer classes          → AO/HALS/UV absorbers
  ↓ 3. Add processing / property aids    → lubricants/plasticizers
  ↓ 4. Check mutual compatibility        → antagonism/blooming
  ↓ 5. Emit package recommendation       → ranked + provenance

Procedure

1. Discover tools via search/get_schema ("additive", "stabilizer", "compatibility").
2. Identify the dominant degradation drivers for the service environment.
3. Match stabilizer classes (antioxidants, HALS, UV absorbers).
4. Add processing and property aids as needed.
5. Check additive–additive and additive–polymer compatibility.
6. Emit a ranked package recommendation with provenance.

Domain Judgment

• Additives interact — some antagonize (e.g. sulfur AO + HALS); check pairings.
• Match stabilizer to the actual failure mode, not a generic package.
• Watch blooming/migration for high-loading plasticizers.

Fallbacks

• Compatibility tool unavailable → deliver a manual additive-selection matrix.
• Endpoint unreachable → stop and report; do not fabricate a package.