Radiation-oxidation mechanisms: Volatile organic degradation products from polypropylene having selective C-13 labeling studied by GC/MS

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 854-870

  Bernstein, Robert ^a   Thornberg, Steven M ^a   Irwin, Adriane N ^a   Hochrein, James M ^a   Derzon, Dora K ^a   Klamo, Sara B ^b   Clough, Roger L ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

C 13; GC MS; Oxidation; Polypropylene; Radiation degradation; Volatile degradation products

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROMOLECULES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REDOX REACTIONS;

ISOTOPIC LABELING; ORGANIC DEGRADATION; RADIATION DEGRADATION; VOLATILE DEGRADATION PRODUCTS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 40949159660     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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