Photodegradation of polyethylenes: Comparative effect of Fe and Ca-stearates as pro-oxidant additives

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2057-2064

  Pablos, J L ^a   Abrusci, C ^b   Marin I ^b   Lopez Marin J ^c   Catalina, F ^a   Espi E ^d   Corrales, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO MURCIANO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO Y ALIMENTARIO IMIDA   (Spain)

^d REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Photodegradation; Polyethylene; Pro oxidant

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM STEARATE; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDANTS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ARTIFICIAL EXPOSURES; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; DEGRADING ACTIVITIES; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LOWER TEMPERATURES; PRO-OXIDANT ADDITIVES; PRO-OXIDANTS; TEMPERATURE RAMPING;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 77958054169     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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