Effect of pro-degradant additives concentration on aging properties of polypropylene films

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-278

  Islam, N Mohamed ^a   Othman, N ^a   Ahmad, Z ^a   Ismail, H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Degradable polypropylene; Natural exposure; PP; Pro degradant additives; Thermo oxidative aging

Indexed keywords

AGING PROPERTIES; APPARENT DENSITY; CARBONYL INDEX; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; MELT FLOW INDEX; NATURAL EXPOSURE; POLY-PROPYLENE FILM; POLYPROPYLENE FILMS; PP FILMS; PRO-DEGRADANT ADDITIVES; THERMO-OXIDATIVE AGING;

DEGRADATION; HEATING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; PLASTIC FILMS; THERMOPLASTICS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

ADDITIVE; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; FILM; OXIDATION; POLYPROPYLENE; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 76449095037     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550903413904     Document Type: Article

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