Oxidation of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) part 1: Interpretation of the chemiluminescence curve recorded during thermal oxidation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2126-2132

  Jacobson, K ^a  

^a SWEREA KIMAB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated chemiluminescence; Chemiluminescence (CL); CIEEL; Oxidation; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LUMINESCENCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; POLYPROPYLENES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

ACTIVATED CHEMILUMINESCENCE; CIEEL; DOUBLE SIGMOIDAL BEHAVIOUR; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE);

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33744543347     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.10.018     Document Type: Article

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