KINETICS OF THERMAL DEGRADATION AND RELATED CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF BLENDS OF POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-ACRYLIC ACID) (PEA) AND EPOXIDIZED NATURAL RUBBER (ENR)

摘要

The thermal degradation of blends of poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) (PEA) and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) has been studied in nitrogen at heating rates of 5, 10, 15 and 20 degrees C/min from room temperature to 600 degrees C. The kinetic parameters have been calculated at various conversions acid their accuracy tested at different rates of heating. IR spectroscopy was used to study the chemical and structural changes which occur during degradation at 375 and 430 degrees C. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Limited [References: 20]