A study of the activation energy of thermal decomposition of irradiated polymers

Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 569-573

  Mishra, R ^a   Tripathy, S P ^a   Fink, D ^b   Dwivedi, K K ^c  

^a National Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services APAT   (Italy)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c Embassy of India ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Polymers; Proton irradiation; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; PROTON IRRADIATION; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ARRHENIUS KINETICS; IRRADIATED POLYMERS; THERMAL MODIFICATIONS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 28344450198     PISSN: 10420150     EISSN: 10294953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420150412331326958     Document Type: Article

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