Novel aspects of the degradation process of PLA based bulky samples under conditions of high partial pressure of water vapour

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 150-157

  Kucharczyk, Pavel ^a   Hnatkova, Eva ^a   Zdenekdvorak, ^a   Sedlarik, Vladimir ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hydrolytic degradation; Molecular weight; Morphology; Poly(l lactic acid); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

AIR-POLYMER INTERFACE; BULK DEGRADATION; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGRADATION PROCESS; HIGH PARTIAL PRESSURE; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; LIQUID MEDIUM; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MORPHOLOGY FORMATION; POLY L LACTIC ACID; WATER VAPOUR;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LACTIC ACID; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PARTIAL PRESSURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 84871918372     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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