Kinetic modeling of polyethylene and polypropylene thermal degradation

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 40-41, Issue , 1997, Pages 305-319

  Ranzi, E ^a   Dente, M ^a   Faravelli, T ^a   Bozzano, G ^a   Fabini, S ^a   Nava, R ^a   Cozzani, V ^b   Tognotti, L ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kinetic modeling; Polyethylene; Polypropylene; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE COMPOSITION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOANALYSIS;

ANALOGOUS GAS PHASE REACTIONS; KINETIC MODELING; VERY LOW PRESSURE DECOMPOSITION;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 0031142808     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2370(97)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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