Continuous distribution kinetics for ultrasonic degradation of polymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-78

  Madras, Giridhar ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Chattopadhyay, Sujay ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYSTYRENES; POLYVINYL ACETATES; REACTION KINETICS; STOICHIOMETRY; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

POLYDISPERSITY; ULTRASONIC DEGRADATION;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 0033704598     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(00)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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