Stress conditions Time/h Assay of active Substance Degradation (%)
DBPN SBZ MP PP DBPN SBZ MP PP
Acid hydrolysis (0.1M HCl) 1 96.20% 99.55% 99.71% 98.97% 3.30% 0.45% 0.29% 1.03%
Base hydrolysis (0.5M NaOH) 1 99.57%* 99.93%* 96.49% 98.51% 0.43%* 0.07%* 3.51% 1.49%
Thermal (60°C) 1 96.20% 99.55% 99.71% 98.97% 3.80% 0.45% 0.29% 1.03%
Oxidative hydrolysis (35% H2O2) 1 80.48% 84.76% 113.58% 94.94% 19.52% 15.24% 13.58% 5.06%
Table 6: Summary of forced degradation results.