Thermal degradation and kinetic analysis of pure polyglycolic acid in presence of humid air

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 691-701

  Mohammadikhah, Rasool ^a   Mohammadi Rovshandeh, Jamshid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Dimerization; Kinetic parameters; Polyglycolic acid; Thermal oxidative hydroiytic degradation

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; BATCH REACTORS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; DIMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PROGRAMMED CONTROL SYSTEMS; RATE CONSTANTS;

ARRHENIUS EQUATIONS; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; DEGRADATION RATES; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FREQUENCY FACTORS; HUMID AIRS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATIONS; KINETIC ANALYSES; MOLE FRACTIONS; OPTIMUM OPERATIONAL; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATIONS; PARABOLIC FORMS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIC ACIDS; POLYMER LOADINGS; REACTION TEMPERATURES; REACTOR DESIGNS; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMAL-OXIDATIVE-HYDROIYTIC DEGRADATION; TOTAL PRESSURES;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 54149084560     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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