Synthesis and modification of poly(ether ether ketone) and their properties: A review

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-228

  Shukla, Devesh ^a   Negi, Yuvraj Singh ^a   Uppadhyaya, Jugmendra Sen ^a   Kumar, Vijai ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Electrophilic precipitation polycondensation; Functionalized monomer; Functionalized polymer; Poly(ether ether ketone); Poly(ether ketone)s; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; FUNCTIONALIZED MONOMERS; FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS; HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM; NUCLEAR PLANT; POLYARYLETHER KETONES; POLYETHERKETONES;

CHEMICAL PLANTS; ETHERS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; KETONES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCONDENSATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84861027354     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2012.668151     Document Type: Review

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