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Unusual effect of filler (CaCO 3 ) on thermal degradation of polyurethane
Author(s) -
Dolui S. K.
Publication year - 1994
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.1994.070530409
Subject(s) - exothermic reaction , polyurethane , endothermic process , degradation (telecommunications) , filler (materials) , thermal , materials science , composite material , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , adsorption , telecommunications , physics , engineering , computer science
The thermal degradation of polyurethane is exothermic in nature. The addition of CaCO 3 inverts the exothermicity to endothermic behavior in the presence of air. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.