A new model for the kinetic analysis of thermal degradation of polymers driven by random scission

In this paper, a series of f(α) kinetic equations able to describe the random scission degradation of polymers is formulated in such a way that the reaction rate of the thermal degradation of polymers that go through a random scission mechanism can be directly related to the reacted fraction. The pr...

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Autores: Sánchez Jiménez, Pedro Enrique, Pérez Maqueda, Luis Allan, Perejón Pazo, Antonio, Criado, José M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/134872
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/134872
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.02.017
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Kinetics
Polymer degradation
Random scission
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Sumario:In this paper, a series of f(α) kinetic equations able to describe the random scission degradation of polymers is formulated in such a way that the reaction rate of the thermal degradation of polymers that go through a random scission mechanism can be directly related to the reacted fraction. The proposed equations are validated by a study of the thermal degradation of poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT). The combined kinetic analysis of thermal degradation curves of this polymer obtained under different thermal pathways have shown that the proposed equation fits all these curves while other conventional models used in literature do not.