Density functional investigation of melamine-formaldehyde cross-linking agents. 1. Partially substituted melamine

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 4147-4155

  Benson, Michael T ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CROSSLINKING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROTONS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING;

FORMALDEHYDE;

FORMALDEHYDE; MELAMINE; METHANOL; OXYGEN; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SCHIFF BASE;

COMPUTER MODELING; CROSSLINKING; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0042858384     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020638e     Document Type: Article

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