Journal article
Free radical degradation of polypropylene: Random chain scission
Abstract
Abstract Free‐radical reactions, which are relevant in the chemical modification of polymeric materials, are discussed in relationship to their influence on random chain scission. A mathematical model is developed to calculate the entire molecular weight distribution (MWD) with the degree of chain scission as the sole parameter. This expression is identical to the one derived by Saito for the case of scission initiated by irradiation. An …
Authors
Triacca VJ; Gloor PE; Zhu S; Hrymak AN; Hamielec AE
Journal
Polymer Engineering & Science, Vol. 33, No. 8, pp. 445–454
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
April 1993
DOI
10.1002/pen.760330802
ISSN
0032-3888