Ultrasonic degradation of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-alkyl acrylate) copolymers

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 403-408

  Konaganti, Vinod Kumar ^a   Madras, Giridhar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Alkyl acrylates; Continuous distribution kinetics; Methyl methacrylate copolymers; Ultrasonic degradation

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; KINETICS;

ALKYL ACRYLATES; ALKYL GROUP SUBSTITUENTS; CONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTION KINETICS; COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS; KINETICS OF DEGRADATION; METHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMERS; METHYL METHACRYLATES; ULTRASONIC DEGRADATION;

ESTERS;

ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ALKYL GROUP; COPOLYMER; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE CO ALKYL ACRYLATE) COPOLYMER; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE CO BUTYL ACRYLATE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ECHOGRAPHY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 71649098748     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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