Thermal degradation kinetics of in situ prepared PET nanocomposites with acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1063-1071

  Vassiliou, A A ^a   Chrissafis, K ^a   Bikiaris, D N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposites; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Thermal degradation kinetics

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC GROUP; CHAIN EXTENDERS; CONVERSION FUNCTION; FILLER CONTENTS; HYDROXYL END GROUP; IN-SITU; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INTRINSIC VISCOSITY; KISSINGER; MASS LOSS; MATRIX; STABILIZING EFFECTS; TEM; THERMAL DEGRADATION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC CURVE;

ACIDS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; MACROMOLECULES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER BLENDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77954888246     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-009-0426-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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