A quantum chemical study on the thermal degradation reaction of polyesters

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 941-947

  Shigemoto, Isamu ^a,b   Kawakami, Tomonori ^b   Taiko, Hiroshi ^b   Okumura, Mitsutaka ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TORAY INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

elimination reaction; Density functional theory; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Polyester; Thermal degradation reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC EFFECTS; ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING EFFECTS; ELIMINATION REACTION; HYDROGEN ABSTRACTION; LEWIS ACIDITY; METAL CENTERS; MODEL SYSTEM; NON-CATALYZED REACTION; POLY (BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); POLY(PROPYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); QUANTUM CHEMICAL STUDIES; REACTION PATHS; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL DEGRADATION REACTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANTIMONY; BUTENES; CATALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ESTERS; ETHYLENE; GERMANIUM; HYDROGEN; LIGANDS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; PROPYLENE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 84860386577     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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