Effect of molecular weight on the ultrasonic degradation of poly(vinyl-pyrrolidone)

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 280-286

  Taghizadeh, M T ^a   Asadpour, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Degradation; Initial molecular weight; Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); Rate constant; Ultrasound; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY;

DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; INITIAL MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; ULTRASONIC DEGRADATION; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION TIME;

RATE CONSTANTS;

POLYMER; POVIDONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; MICROBUBBLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND; VISCOMETRY;

EID: 54349120209     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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