Ultrasonic degradation of polymers: Effect of operating parameters and intensification using additives for carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 727-734

  Mohod, Ashish V ^a   Gogate, Parag R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carboxymethyl cellulose; Intrinsic viscosity; Polyvinyl alcohol; Process intensification; Scale up aspects; Ultrasonic degradation

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; IRRADIATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRASONICS;

CARBOXY-METHYL CELLULOSE; INTRINSIC VISCOSITY; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; SCALE-UP; ULTRASONIC DEGRADATION;

VISCOSITY;

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT;

AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMMERSION; IRRADIATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRASOUND; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79751531881     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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