Modeling of poly(L-lactide) thermal degradation: Theoretical prediction of molecular weight and polydispersity index

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2557-2562

  Yu, Hengxing ^a   Huang, Nanxun ^a   Wang, Chaosheng ^a   Tang, Zhilian ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; Modeling; Molecular weight distribution

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; PROBABILITY; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLYDISPERSITY INDEX;

THERMOPLASTICS;

DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYLACTIC ACID; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0037435437     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.12093     Document Type: Article

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