Theoretical study of the transesterification reaction of polyethylene terephthalate under basic conditions

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 240-245

  Asakuma, Yusuke ^a   Nakagawa, Kyuya ^a   Maeda, Kouji ^a   Fukui, Keisuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Depolymerization; Electrostatic potential distribution; Polyethylene terephthalate

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROSTATICS; ESTERIFICATION; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THERMOPLASTICS;

ALKOXIDE; ALKOXIDES; BASIC CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRIES; DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATIONS; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; ESSENTIAL FEATURES; OPTIMUM STRUCTURES; RING FORMATIONS; TETRAHEDRAL INTERMEDIATES; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTIONS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 58149175668     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.10.029     Document Type: Article

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