Enhanced thermal stability of poly(vinyl alcohol) in presence of melanin

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1661-1668

  Dong, Weifu ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Huang, Chiguang ^a   Xiang, Shuangfei ^a   Ma, Piming ^a   Ni, Zhongbin ^a   Chen, Mingqing ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; Melanin; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; ELIMINATION REACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; TG CURVES; THERMAL DEGRADATION KINETICS; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEGRADATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MELANIN;

EID: 84893675029     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-013-3419-2     Document Type: Article

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