Thermal degradation chemistry of poly(ethylene naphthalate) : a study by thermal volatilisation analysis
Turnbull, Louise and Liggat, John and MacDonald, William (2013) Thermal degradation chemistry of poly(ethylene naphthalate) : a study by thermal volatilisation analysis. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 98 (11). pp. 2244-2258. ISSN 0141-3910 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.08....)
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Abstract
Although the fundamental degradation chemistry of poly(ethylene naphthalate), PEN, is thought to be similar to that of poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, there is very little evidence in the literature to support this. This paper presents data on the thermal degradation of PEN, in comparison to PET, with particular reference to evolved gas analysis undertaken by thermal volatilisation analysis (TVA). Our thermal degradation studies highlight strong similarities in the degradation behaviour of PET and PEN, despite some evidence of increased thermal stability of PEN in comparison to PET. Identical primary and secondary thermal degradation mechanisms are proposed for PET and PEN, with radical degradation processes thought to dominate at high temperature.
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Turnbull, Louise, Liggat, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-5178 and MacDonald, William;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 50760 Dates: DateEventNovember 2013Published28 August 2013Published Online19 August 2013AcceptedNotes: “NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Polymer Degradation and Stability. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Polymer Degradation and Stability, [VOL:98, ISSUE:11, (28/8/13] DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.08.018 Subjects: Science > Chemistry Department: Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 10 Dec 2014 15:02 Last modified: 06 Oct 2024 00:26 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/50760