Weather-Induced Degradation of LLDPE: Calorimetric Analysis

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Abstract
Studies of polymer degradation over the past decade have increasingly been carried out using thermoanalytical methods. These methods involve the measurement of a convenient variable during a gradual, linear increase in temperature. The most widely used of these techniques are thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The morphology of a polymer sample (i.e., the crystallinity, shape and size of the crystals, the structure of the surface of the crystals, and the strain of amorphous regions) influences the heat content and its dependence on temperature. The latter can be satisfactorily investigated by calorimetry measurement in a differential scanning calorimeter.