Global kinetics of thermal degradation of flame-retarded epoxy resin formulations

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1778-1787

  Kandare, Everson ^a   Kandola, Baljinder K ^a   Staggs, John E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flame retarded epoxy resin; Kinetic parameters; Powell minimisation algorithm; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FLAME RETARDANTS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHASE COMPOSITION; PYROLYSIS;

MASS LOSS PROFILES; MASS RATIO; POWELL MINIMISATION ALGORITHMS; THERMOKINETIC CONSTANTS;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 34948858492     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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