The kinetic analysis of isothermal curing reaction of an unsaturated polyester resin: Estimation of the density distribution function of the apparent activation energy

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 331-340

  Janković, Bojan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Autocatalytic model; DDFEa; Diffusion; Isothermal curing; Kinetics; Polyester resin

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; AUTOCATALYTIC MODEL; CURING KINETICS; CURING PROCESS; CURING REACTIONS; DEGREE OF CURE; DENSITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DIFFUSION CONTROL; ISO-CONVERSIONAL METHOD; KINETIC ANALYSIS; KINETIC LAW; KINETIC PROCESS; POLYESTER RESIN; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN; VITRIFICATION POINTS;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CURING; DIFFUSION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; PROCESS CONTROL; RESINS; UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

POLYESTER RESINS;

EID: 77954542693     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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