Investigating the role of metal oxidation state on the degradation behaviour of LDPE

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1033-1039

  Roy, P K ^a   Surekha, P ^a   Raman, R ^b   Rajagopal, C ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence   (India)

^b SOLID STATE PHYSICS LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Degradation; Polyethylene; Pro oxidant; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL INDEX; CONCENTRATION RANGES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FILM BLOWING; METAL OXIDATION; METAL STEARATES; OXIDATION STATE; PHOTO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; PHYSICAL CHANGES; POLYMERIC MATRICES; PRO-OXIDANT; PRO-OXIDANTS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; TIME PERIODS; TRACE CONCENTRATIONS; VISCOMETRY; WEATHEROMETER; XENON ARC;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COBALT; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EROSION; MANGANESE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; OXIDATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEATHERING; XENON;

OXIDANTS;

EID: 65649105049     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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