Kinetics for thermal degradation of polystyrene in presence of p-toluene sulfonic acid

Advances in Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 117-121

  Karmore, Vishal ^a   Madras, Giridhar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Continuous kinetics; Hydrogen donors; p Toluene sulfonic acid; Polystyrene; Solution degradation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSTS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PYROLYSIS; SAMPLING; STOICHIOMETRY;

MOLAR CONCENTRATIONS;

POLYSTYRENES;

POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENERGY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SAMPLE; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; THEORY; TIME;

EID: 0036838001     PISSN: 10930191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1093-0191(01)00115-0     Document Type: Article

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