Microwave-assisted low-temperature dehydration polycondensation of dicarboxylic acids and diols

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1003-1007

  Yamada, Shinji ^a   Takasu, Akinori ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPATES; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; NONTHERMAL; NUMBER-AVERAGE; POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS; POLYDISPERSITY INDICES; PUMP SYSTEM; SECOND-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS;

CATALYSIS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPLEXATION; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYSTYRENES; RATE CONSTANTS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 84055200895     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.107     Document Type: Article

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