The role of chain scission and chain branching in high density polyethylene during thermo-mechanical degradation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 445-453

  Pinheiro, L A ^a   Chinelatto, M A ^b   Canevarolo, S V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chain branching; Chain scission; High density polyethylene; Thermo mechanical degradation; Thermo oxidative degradation; Twin screw extrusion

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SHEAR STRESS;

CHAIN BRANCHING; CHAIN SCISSION; THERMO-MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; THERMO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; TWIN-SCREW EXTRUSION;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 5644234046     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.05.016     Document Type: Article

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