Influence of melt processing conditions on poly(lactic acid) degradation: Molar mass distribution and crystallization

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 353-363

  Le Marec, Pierre Erwan ^a,b   Ferry, Laurent ^a   Quantin, Jean Christophe ^a   Bénézet, Jean Charles ^a   Bonfils, Frédéric ^b   Guilbert, Stéphane ^b   Bergeret, Anne ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^b UMR IATE   (France)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Melt processing; Molar mass; Poly(lactic acid) (PLA); Simulation; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; LACTIC ACID; LIGHT SCATTERING; MELTING; MOLAR MASS; PYROLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; SHEAR FLOW; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

COLD CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; MELT PROCESSING; MULTI-ANGLE LIGHT SCATTERINGS; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; RECOMBINATION RATE CONSTANT; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MODULATED DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; THERMAL MECHANICAL PROCESSING;

PROCESSING;

EID: 84908365898     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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