Continuous distribution kinetics for oxidative degradation of PMMA in solution

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 537-541

  Madras, Giridhar ^a   Karmore, Vishal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Oxidative degradation; Poly(methyl methacrylate); Radical mechanisms; Random chain scission; Rate coefficients

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEROXIDES; PYROLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMOOXIDATION;

OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 0035370991     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(01)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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