Detailed mechanistic modeling of high-density polyethylene pyrolysis: Low molecular weight product evolution

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 810-822

  Levine, Seth E ^a   Broadbelt, Linda J ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

High density; Kinetic modeling; Mechanistic modeling; Method of moments; polyethylene; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; HYDROGEN; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HIGH-DENSITY; HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; INTRAMOLECULAR HYDROGEN SHIFTS; INTRAMOLECULAR HYDROGEN TRANSFERS; KINETIC MODELING; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHTS; LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT SPECIES; MECHANISTIC MODELING; MECHANISTIC MODELS; MID-CHAIN RADICALS; MODEL RESULTS; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; PRODUCT EVOLUTIONS; PRODUCT FORMATIONS; RANDOM SCISSION PATHWAYS; RANDOM SCISSIONS; RATE ANALYSIS; RATE PARAMETERS; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

EID: 63349094540     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.01.031     Document Type: Article

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