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Activator formulation (with stabilizer) for ABS plastics

Please send me a formulation for activator and stabilizer for ABS plastics so as to avoid pitting.

The formulation which I am using now is:

palladium chloride + tin chloride + tartaric acid ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] + sodium stannate + hydrochloric acid

but pitting is observed on some articles

maybe some stabilizer is needed?

Vijaykumar S Ijeri
- Mumbai, INDIA
2000

2000

We can't publish unattributed formulas here due to trade secret issues. But if you can refer Mr. Ijeri to a publication it would be appreciated.
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