Thermal degradation mechanism of poly(butylene carbonate)

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1589-1595

  Zhu, Wenxiang ^a   Li, Chuncheng ^a   Zhang, Dong ^a   Guan, Guohu ^a   Xiao, Yaonan ^a   Zheng, Liuchun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Chain end group; Poly(butylene carbonate); Pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Thermal degradation mechanism

Indexed keywords

CHAIN-END GROUP; DECARBOXYLATION REACTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROXYL END GROUP; HYDROXYL-TERMINATED; LOW TEMPERATURES; POLY(BUTYLENE CARBONATE); PY-GC/MS; PYROLYSIS GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; THERMAL DEGRADATION MECHANISM;

BUTENES; CARBOXYLATION; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CARBONATION;

EID: 84864582424     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.06.029     Document Type: Article

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