Thermal and photocataiytic degradation of poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(butyl methacrylate), and their copolymers

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 6828-6834

  Daraboina, Nagu ^a   Madras, Giridhar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HOMO-POLYMERS; METHYL METHACRYLATE; O-DICHLOROBENZENE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; POLYBUTYL METHACRYLATE;

ABS RESINS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ESTERS; ISOMERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYMERS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

EID: 53349163431     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800883n     Document Type: Article

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