Effect of solvent on the ultrasonic degradation of poly(vinyl acetate)

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 273-278

  Madras, Giridhar ^a   Chattopadhyay, Sujay ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; KINEMATICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REACTION KINETICS; STOICHIOMETRY; ULTRASONICS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VISCOSITY;

CONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTION KINETICS; ULTRASONIC DEGRADATION;

POLYVINYL ACETATES;

EID: 0035155308     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(00)00174-9     Document Type: Article

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