Model polydimethylsiloxanes subjected to thermal weathering: Effect on molecular weight distributions

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-71

  Vallés, Enrique ^a   Sarmoria, Claudia ^a   Villar, Marcelo ^a   Lazzari, Massimo ^b   Chiantore, Oscar ^b  

^a PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PYROLYSIS; THERMOOXIDATION; WEATHERING;

CHAIN SCISSION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANES;

SILICONES;

EID: 0033704293     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(00)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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