Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

9-1999

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Source ISSN

0141-3910

Abstract

Polybutadiene and two copolymers containing butadiene and styrene have been cross-linked by thermal processes, by the use of initiators in solution, and by intimately mixing an initiator with the polymer and then heating this blend. The most efficient cross-linking process is the use of an intimate blend of the initiator and polymer. Most cross-linking processes lower the onset temperature of degradation, presumably because chain scission reactions occur simultaneously with cross-linking, while also increasing the fraction of non-volatile residue which is produced. It is believed that the density of cross-links is responsible for the increased yield of non-volatile residue.

Comments

Accepted version. Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 65, No. 3 (September 1999): 387-394. DOI. © 1999 Elsevier. Used with permission.

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