The influence of chain rigidity on the thermal properties of some novel random copolyethersulfones

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 798-802

  Abate, L ^a   Blanco, I ^a   Cicala, G ^a   Mamo, A ^a   Recca, G ^a   Scamporrino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chain rigidity; Copolyethersulfones; Glass transition temperature; Kinetics of degradation; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHAIN RIGIDITY; CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETER; DYNAMIC HEATING; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HOMOPOLYMERS; KISSINGER METHODS; MASS LOSS; POLYMER COMPOSITION; STATIC AIR; TEMPERATURE VALUES; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; GLASS; POLYMER BLENDS; RIGIDITY; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 77949912061     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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