Kinetics of the thermal decomposition of processed poly(lactic acid)

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2508-2514

  Carrasco, F ^a   Pags, P ^b   Gamez Perez J ^b   Santana, O O ^b   Maspoch, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Injection; Kinetic models; Poly(lactic acid); Thermal stability; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

INJECTION; KINETIC MODELS; POLY(LACTIC ACID); THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA);

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BODY FLUIDS; EXTRUSION; KINETIC THEORY; LACTIC ACID; MELTING; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 78649449378     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.07.039     Document Type: Article

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