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Polymer Degradation and Stability
Polymer Degradation and Stability
IF:6.29
CiteScore:10.1
Articles:325
Polymer Degradation and Stability deals with the degradation reactions and their control which are a major preoccupation of practitioners of the many and diverse aspects of modern polymer technology.
Deteriorative reactions occur during processing, when polymers are subjected to heat, oxygen and mechanical stress, and during the useful life of the materials when oxygen and sunlight are the most important degradative agencies. In more specialised applications, degradation may be induced by high energy radiation, ozone, atmospheric pollutants, mechanical stress, biological action, hydrolysis and many other influences. The mechanisms of these reactions and stabilisation processes must be understood if the technology and application of polymers are to continue to advance. The reporting of investigations of this kind is therefore a major function of this journal.
However there are also new developments in polymer technology in which degradation processes find positive applications. For example, photodegradable plastics are now available, the recycling of polymeric products will become increasingly important, degradation and combustion studies are involved in the definition of the fire hazards which are associated with polymeric materials and the microelectronics industry is vitally dependent upon polymer degradation in the manufacture of its circuitry. Polymer properties may also be improved by processes like curing and grafting, the chemistry of which can be closely related to that which causes physical deterioration in other circumstances.
Alcohol degradation of anhydride-cured epoxy resin insulations and the properties of recycled materials
Published: 9 December 2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.111134
Xu Zhang, Yiran Hu, Guoli Wang, Chao Gao, Jiahe Yu, Xiaoxing Zhang, Yunjian Wu
Xu Zhang, Yiran Hu, Guoli Wang, Chao Gao, Jiahe Yu, Xiaoxing Zhang, Yunjian Wu
The behavior of antioxidant irganox 1010 during the thermal degradation of a plastic bonded explosive
Published: 1 June 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2022.109928
Dali Yang , David A. Upshaw , Alexander S. Edgar , Christopher J. Rosales
Dali Yang , David A. Upshaw , Alexander S. Edgar , Christopher J. Rosales
Monitoring the degradation of stabilization systems in polypropylene during accelerated aging tests by liquid chromatography combined with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry
Published: 1 September 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.06.015
Susanne Bei?mann , Martin Stiftinger , Klemens Grabmayer , Gernot Wallner , David Nitsche , Wolfgang Buchberger
Susanne Bei?mann , Martin Stiftinger , Klemens Grabmayer , Gernot Wallner , David Nitsche , Wolfgang Buchberger
Stabilization of electronic properties of (1R)-(?)-10-camphorsulfonic acid doped polyaniline by UV irradiation
Published: 1 July 2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.02.021
Isao Sasaki, Ji?í Janata, Mira Josowicz
Isao Sasaki, Ji?í Janata, Mira Josowicz