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Thermal degradation study of poly(vinyl chloride): Kinetic analysis of thermogravimetric data
Author(s) -
Jiménez A.,
Berenguer V.,
López J.,
Sánchez A.
Publication year - 1993
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/app.1993.070500910
Subject(s) - thermogravimetric analysis , vinyl chloride , isothermal process , degradation (telecommunications) , order of reaction , kinetic energy , materials science , thermal analysis , differential thermal analysis , thermal , kinetics , polyvinyl chloride , chloride , polymer chemistry , activation energy , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , reaction rate constant , polymer , copolymer , computer science , physics , diffraction , optics , engineering , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , metallurgy
The thermal degradation of a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) resin was studied using a non‐isothermal thermogravimetric technique. Kinetic parameters such as activation energies, reaction orders, and preexponential factors are calculated using integral and differential methods reported in the literature. Advantages and disadvantages of these methods are discussed in order to characterize PVC. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.