Correlation between chain microstructural changes and embrittlement of LLDPE-based films during photo- and thermo-oxidative degradation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 425-435

  Gauthier, E ^a,b   Laycock, B ^a,b   Cuoq, F J J M ^a,b   Halley, P J ^a,b   George, K A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CRC Polymers   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND EYE INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embrittlement; Linear low density polyethylene; Photo oxidative degradation; Successive self nucleation and annealing; Thermo oxidative degradation

Indexed keywords

ALKYL RADICALS; CHAIN SCISSION; CHAIN SEGMENTS; EXPONENTIAL INCREASE; METHYLENE SEQUENCES; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; PHOTO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; POLYMER MICROSTRUCTURES; POLYMER SEGMENTS; RAPID REDUCTION; RELATIVE FRACTION; THERMAL FRACTIONATION; THERMO-OXIDATIVE AGING; THERMO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; TIE-MOLECULES;

EMBRITTLEMENT; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84871922174     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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