Mechanism of thermal decomposition of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) from a review of decomposition studies

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 709-718

  Patel, Parina ^a   Hull, T Richard ^a   McCabe, Richard W ^a   Flath, Dianne ^b   Grasmeder, John ^b   Percy, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Victrex plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS;

KETONES; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ETHERS;

EID: 77949913236     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.01.024     Document Type: Review

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