1965
DOI: 10.1002/macp.1965.020840103
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Study of molten isotactic polystyrene. II. The kinetics of thermal degradation from melt viscosity data

Abstract: Starting from the established relation: log r, = A + 3.4 log w,, the kinetics of thermal degradation of isotactic polystyrene has been investigated in terms of melt viscosities measured as a function of melting time at constant temperatures between 265 and 320 "C.Random chain scission predominates over radical chain depolymerization and can be described by a zero-order reaction with an activation energy E of about 39 kcal. /mole. At the same time, the kinetic plots permit evaluation of the temperature dependen… Show more

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“…Neuere Untersuchungsergebnisse [5][6][7][8] zeigen, daB sich die Aktivierungsenergie des thermischen Abbaues von Polystyrolen in weiten Grenzen (39 bis 73 kcal/Mol) bewegen kann und daB sie vom Polymerisationssystem und den experimentellen Bedingungen, aber auch von anderen, noch ungeklarten Faktoren abhangt. with constant heating rate) and of the gaschromatographic-pyrolytic study of the thermal degradation of different polystyrenes show the mechanism of the degradation reaction to be complex and not simple depolymerisation.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Neuere Untersuchungsergebnisse [5][6][7][8] zeigen, daB sich die Aktivierungsenergie des thermischen Abbaues von Polystyrolen in weiten Grenzen (39 bis 73 kcal/Mol) bewegen kann und daB sie vom Polymerisationssystem und den experimentellen Bedingungen, aber auch von anderen, noch ungeklarten Faktoren abhangt. with constant heating rate) and of the gaschromatographic-pyrolytic study of the thermal degradation of different polystyrenes show the mechanism of the degradation reaction to be complex and not simple depolymerisation.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…There have been a few thermal degradation studies of isotactic23, 24 (iPS) and syndiotactic25 (sPS) PS. However, no degradation studies of all three tactic forms under comparable conditions (i.e., similar molecular weight, atmosphere, experimental setup) have been performed and no reliable kinetic parameters have been reported.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…37). Such degradation effects were reported for bulk PS a long time ago [56][57][58], even in the absence of oxygen (in high vacuum). At temperatures above 260 C, a decrease of the sample viscosity was observed in time, caused by a decrease of the average molecular weight induced by chain scissions.…”
Section: Confinement Effects In Thin Polystyrene Filmsmentioning
confidence: 95%