Degradation and stabilization of polyolefins from municipal plastic waste during multiple extrusions under different reprocessing conditions

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 441-447

  Santos, A S F ^a   Agnelli, J A M ^a   Trevisan, D W ^a   Manrich, S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Degradation; HDPE; LDPE; Oxidation induction time; PP; Recycle; Restabilization

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EXTRUSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; WASTES;

MUNICIPAL PLASTIC WASTES;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 0036439038     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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