Kinetic modeling of the peroxide cross-linking of polymers: From a theoretical model framework to its application for a complex polymer system

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 200-210

  Likozar, Blaž ^a   Krajnc, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Curing; Elastomer; Kinetics; Model; Rubber; Vulcanization

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX POLYMERS; CROSS-LINKING PROCESS; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC MODELS; MACROMOLECULAR BACKBONE; MEASURED DATA; THEORETICAL MODELS; VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS;

BUTADIENE; CURING; ELASTOMERS; KINETIC THEORY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; POLYMERS; VULCANIZATION;

RUBBER;

EID: 79951676807     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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