The Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Polymers
- 1 August 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Macromolecular Science: Part A - Chemistry
- Vol. 5 (5) , 945-956
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222337108061077
Abstract
The rate equations for the thermal decomposition of a polymer by a random scission reaction followed by evaporation of low molecular weight species are solved using a different approach to that used by previous workers. The results obtained are in agreement with their conclusions.Keywords
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