Thermal polymerization of uninhibited styrene investigated by using microcalorimetry

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1385-1390

  Chen, Chin Chuan ^a   Duh, Yih Shing ^a   Shu, Chi Min ^b  

^a JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Kinetic parameter; Styrene; Thermal activity monitor (TAM); Thermal polymerization

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGIES; ARRHENIUS; AUTOCATALYTIC; BULK POLYMERIZATIONS; CHAIN TRANSFERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY (DSC); DYNAMIC SCANNING; INDUCTION TIME; ISOTHERMAL AGEING; KINETIC PARAMETER; LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; MICRO CALORIMETRIES; STYRENE MONOMERS; THERMAL ACTIVITY MONITOR (TAM); THERMAL POLYMERIZATION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ARRHENIUS PLOTS; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SCANNING; STYRENE;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALORIMETRY; ISOTHERM; LOW TEMPERATURE; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CATALYSIS; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 59849127195     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.151     Document Type: Article

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