Using molecular weight distributions to determine the kinetics of peroxide-induced degradation of polypropylene

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3659-3669

  Iedema, Piet D ^a   Willems, Claudia ^a   Van Vliet, Ger ^b   Bunge, Wytske ^b   Mutsers, Stan M P ^b   Hoefsloot, Huub C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Degradation; Kinetics; Molecular weight distribution; Peroxides; Polypropylene; Twin screw extruders

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEROXIDES; REACTION KINETICS;

SIZE EXCLUSION MEASUREMENTS(SEM);

POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYPROPYLENE;

EID: 0035927622     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(01)00054-9     Document Type: Article

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