Developments in Polymer Degradation, Issue 1

¹O₂ acid assessment binding energy blends carbon carbonyl CH₂ CH3 CH3 Chem chemical chloride comonomer component composite concentration conjugated copolymer core levels core-level cyclisation decomposition dehydrochlorination effect electron ESCA European Polymer Journal exotherm exposure fibres film formation GRASSIE groups heating rate hydroperoxides initial intensity irradiation isothermal weight loss Journal with permission ketone kinetic LDPE materials MCNEILL mechanism methacrylate molecular weight monitor monomer mv rate nitrile nitrogen observed occur oxidation oxygen peak Pergamon Press Ltd permission of Pergamon peroxide phenyl photo-oxidation photolysis Pirani gauge Pirani output plasma PMMA poly(vinyl chloride polymer degradation polymeric polymerisation polypropylene polystyrene processes radical reaction Reproduced from European resin sample shown in Fig shows solar radiation spectrum stability structure studies styrene surface technique temperature TG curves thermal analysis thermal methods thermogravimetry TVA curves u.v. stabilisers unsaturated volatilisation weathering weight loss