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High performance polyurethane dispersion synthesized from plant oil renewable resources: A challenge in the green materials
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.014 2018-02-23 A series of hyperbranched polyesters were incorporated by the chemical reaction of the dimethylolpropionic acid with trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, and glycerol as the core group. The castor oil-based fatty acids were also successfully prepared in order... |
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Influence of atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge on wettability and drying of poly(ether-ether-ketone) foils
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.016 2018-02-22 Wettability and water droplet drying dynamics on poly(ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK) foils treated by atmospheric pressure air dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) has been investigated. It has been found that plasma treatment causes significant increase of PEEK we... |
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Study on the oxidative stabilization of polyacrylonitrile fibers by microwave heating
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.017 2018-02-21 A microwave heating method was used for oxidative stabilization of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers. The bulk density, chemical structure (FTIR), crystalline structure (WAXD), and skin-core structure were studied. The results show that the intermolecular cycliz... |
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Miscibility and degradation of polymer blends based on biodegradable poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.01.023 2018-02-21 The aim of this work is to analyse the effect of the preparation method on the miscibility of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and poly(hydroxy ether of bisphenol A) (PH) blends and to provide a better understanding on the effect of a non-degrad... |
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Microscopic structural changes during photodegradation of low-density polyethylene detected by Raman spectroscopy
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.010 2018-02-19 Raman spectroscopy has been used to reveal the microscopic structural changes of low-density polyethylene under ultraviolet irradiation. The fraction of non-crystalline consecutive trans chains (the molecular chains in the trans conformation separate from the... |
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The effect of crystalline phase (anatase, brookite and rutile) and size on the photocatalytic activity of calcined polymorphic titanium dioxide (TiO2)
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.008 2018-02-17 The effect of thermal treatment on the morphology (crystalline phase and size) and photocatalytic activity of freshly prepared TiO2 nano-powder is communicated. TiO2 nano-powders, prepared by hydrolyzing titanium tetraisopropoxide at room temperature, were al... |
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Thermal, thermo-oxidative and thermomechanical degradation of PLA: A comparative study based on rheological, chemical and thermal properties
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.011 2018-02-16 This research studies the effect of thermal, thermo-oxidative and thermomechanical degradation conditions on the melt rheological, chemical and thermal properties of PLA at temperatures around its normal processing temperature. Thermal and thermo-oxidative de... |
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Effect of sodium hypochlorite exposure on polysulfone recycled UF membranes and their surface characterization
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.012 2018-02-16 The present work aims to investigate the effect of chlorine on the surface of the polysulfone (PSF) layer uncovered in the transformed ultrafiltration (UF) membranes (recycled from end-of-life reverse osmosis (RO) membranes). With this purpose, 6 end-of-life ... |
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Hydrolytic degradation kinetics of bisphenol E cyanate ester resin and composite
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.009 2018-02-16 Cyanate ester resin systems offer promise for many high-temperature polymer applications, but the potential for many applications is limited due to hydrolytic degradation of the cured polymer network, which can blister the resin, decrease its cross-linking de... |
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Preparation of a novel polysiloxane and its synergistic effect with ammonium polyphosphate on the flame retardancy of polypropylene
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.02.007 2018-02-14 A novel polysiloxane (APID) containing phosphorus, nitrogen and benzene rings was synthesized as a flame retardant, which is hydrophobic and thermally stable in air (residual weight being 46.1 wt.% at 800 °C). APID is synergistic with ammonium polyphosphate (... |