Infrared and thermogravimetric studies of thermal degradation of polystyrene in the presence of ammonium sulfate

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 487-494

  Zhu, Xinsheng ^a,c   Elomaa, Matti ^a   Sundholm, Franciska ^a   Lochmüller, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAT TREATMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; SULFONATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOOXIDATION;

AMMONIUM SULFATE;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0032304793     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(98)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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