Compatibility of glycidyl azide polymer with hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene and plasticizers

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 533-536

  Manu, S K ^a,c   Vargheset, T L ^a,d   Mathew, S ^b,e   Ninan, K N ^a,f  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Propellant Fuel Complex   (India)

^d Propellants and Special Chemicals Group   (India)

^e School of Chemical Sciences

^f Propellant Chemicals and Materials Entity ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CROSSLINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTICIZERS; POLYBUTADIENES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYOLS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SODIUM AZIDE; SOLVENTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

CATIONIC RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; GLYCIDYL AZIDE POLYMER; HYDROXYL TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENES; INSTRUMENT MODELING; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; SPECIFIC CONCENTRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE OSMOMETRY;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 65649083037     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.38145     Document Type: Article

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