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Ultrasonic degradation of polymer solutions. 1. Polystyrene revisited
Author(s) -
Price Gareth J.,
Smith Paul F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4990240306
Subject(s) - polystyrene , toluene , benzene , ultrasonic sensor , materials science , polymer , degradation (telecommunications) , chemical engineering , carbon tetrachloride , polymer degradation , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , acoustics , telecommunications , physics , computer science , engineering
The results of ultrasonic irradiation of polystyrene solutions in toluene, benzene and carbon tetrachloride are described. The effect of a range of conditions such as ultrasonic intensity, solution concentration and varying solvents were investigated. The non‐random nature of the degradation process was clearly demonstrated and the effect of different solvents was interpreted in terms of their thermodynamic properties.