Chemical modifications, mechanical properties and surface photo-oxidation of films of polystyrene (PS)

Polymer Testing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 405-411

  Bottino, Francesco A ^a   Cinquegrani, Anna Rosa ^a   Di Pasquale, Giovanna ^a   Leonardi, Lucrezia ^a   Pollicino, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accelerated weathering; Mechanical properties; Photo oxidation; Polystyrene; Surface modifications

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYSTYRENES; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; DEGREE OF SURFACE OXIDATION; MAIN-CHAIN SCISSIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 2342595260     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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