The effect of metal catalyst on the discoloration of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in thermo-oxidative degradation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-58

  Yang, Jinghui ^a   Xia, Zhenxin ^a   Kong, Fantao ^a   Ma, Xinsheng ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Discoloration; Polyethylene terephthalate; Quinonoid structure; Thermo oxidative degradation; Titanium based catalyst

Indexed keywords

METAL CATALYST; THERMO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; TITANIUM CATALYST; TITANIUM-BASED; TITANIUM-BASED CATALYST; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTIMONY; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DISCOLORATION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROXYLATION; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 71249123925     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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