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Volatile products of poly(ethylene terephthalate) thermal degradation in nitrogen atmosphere
Author(s) -
Dzięcioł Małgorzata,
Trzeszczyński Jerzy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4628(20000829)77:9<1894::aid-app5>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - degradation (telecommunications) , ethylene , nitrogen , isothermal process , materials science , atmosphere (unit) , thermal , poly ethylene , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , nitrogen gas , chemistry , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , catalysis , telecommunications , physics , computer science , engineering
Thermal degradation of PET was studied in a nitrogen atmosphere at 200–700°C. The experiments were carried out in a tubular furnace under isothermal conditions. The volatile substances evolved from PET were identified and quantified. Weight losses of PET during the thermal degradation in different temperatures were determined. The results are presented on plots as a function of the degradation temperature. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 77: 1894–1901, 2000