The thermo-oxidative degradation of metallocene polyethylenes. Part 1: Long-term thermal oxidation in the solid state

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1356-1362

  Hoàng, Eric M ^a   Allen, Norman S ^a   Liauw, Christopher M ^a   Fontán, Eusebio ^b   Lafuente, Pilar ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Degradation; Long term stability; Metallocene; Polyethylene; Thermo oxidation

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHROMIUM; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; OXIDATION;

LONG-TERM STABILITY; METALLOCENE; MOLAR MASS DISTRIBUTION; THERMO-OXIDATION;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33747809720     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.07.017     Document Type: Article

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