Kinetic studies of the degradation of poly(vinyl alcohol)-based proton-conducting membranes at low temperatures

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 521, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 139-147

  Morancho, J M ^a   Salla, J M ^a   Cadenato, A ^a   Fernandez Francos X ^a   Ramis, X ^a   Colomer, P ^a   Calventus, Y ^a   Ruiz R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activation energy; ATR FTIR; PVA membranes; TGA; Thermal degradation kinetics

Indexed keywords

ATR FTIR; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKS; DIFFERENTIAL METHODS; HYDROGEN-BOND INTERACTIONS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; ISOTHERMAL TREATMENT; KINETIC MODELS; KINETIC STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURES; NON-ISOTHERMAL CONDITION; POST-CURING; PREEXPONENTIAL FACTOR; PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; PVA MEMBRANE; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; TGA; THERMAL DEGRADATION KINETICS; TWO-STEP PROCESS; VERY LOW TEMPERATURES; WEIGHT LOSS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETIC THEORY; MEMBRANES; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

KINETICS;

EID: 79959700953     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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