Pyrolysis of poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA) binder in thermoelectric green tapes made by the tape casting method

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-345

  Salam, Loey A ^a   Matthews, Richard D ^a   Robertson, Hugh ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FeSi2; PMMA; Pyrolysis; Sintering; Tape casting; Thermoelectric materials

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; IRON COMPOUNDS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PYROLYSIS; SINTERING; THERMOELECTRICITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

TAPE CASTING; THERMOELECTRIC GREEN TAPES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0034159398     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(99)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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