Thermal chemiluminescence of fibrous proteins

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1504-1512

  Millington, Keith R ^a   Maurdev, George ^a   Jones, Michael J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Feather; Keratin; Proteins; Silk; Thermal oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ARRHENIUS PLOTS; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; FREE RADICALS; THERMOOXIDATION;

AMORPHOUS PHASE; ARRHENIUS FORMAT; HYDROPEROXIDES; SILK FIBROIN;

COLLAGEN;

EID: 34547395903     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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