Thermal degradation of polystyrene in the presence of hydrogen by catalyst in solution

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1583-1591

  Balakrishnan, Rahul Kumar ^a   Guria, Chandan ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Degradation kinetics; Hydrogen; Polystyrene; Random scission

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BENZENE; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PYROLYSIS; SOLUTIONS;

DEGRADATION CHAIN SCISSION; DEGRADATION RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE DEGRADATION;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 34547410404     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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