Spectroscopic analyses of weathered samples and thermal oxidation of the various phases found in ABS resins indicate that these plastics deteriorate most readily through their polybutadiene component. The change in physical properties and color of these resins with age can be correlated with the decomposition of the polybutadiene-containing phases.
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B. D. Gesner (1965) studied this question.