The kinetic studies of elimination of HCI during thermal decomposition of PVC in the presence of transition metal oxides

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 275-288

  Pi, Hong ^a   Xiong, Ying ^a   Guo, Shaoyun ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elimination of hydrogen chloride; Kinetics; PVC; Thermal decomposition; Transition metal oxides

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; KINETIC THEORY; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; TRANSITION METALS;

ELIMINATION RATES; HYDROGEN CHLORIDE;

INORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

POLYVINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 17744390238     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PTE-200048727     Document Type: Article

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