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The thermal degradation kinetics of poly(chlorethylmethacrylates)

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The thermal degradation kinetics of poly(2-mono-, 2,2-di- and 2,2,2-trichlorethyl methacrylate) and of the non-chlorinated poly(ethyl methacrylate) were studied by TG in the absence and presence of oxygen. The overall thermal degradation energy, determined by the Flynn-Wall method, increases with increasing chlorine content of the polymer when the degradation is performed in the absence of oxygen, while the trend is reversed in the presence of oxygen. Competition between the two major non-oxidative thermolysis reactions, depolymerization and crosslinking, could be monitored by DTG. Generally, the thermal stability of the investigated polymers is reduced by oxygen.

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Mittels TG wurde in Gegenwart und in Abwesenheit von Sauerstoff die Kinetik des thermischen Abbaues von Poly(2-mono, 2,2-di- und 2,2,2-trichlorethylmethacrylat) und des nichtchlorierten Poly(ethylmethacrylat) untersucht. Die mit der Flynn-Wall Methode bestimmte Gesamtenergie des thermischen Abbaues steigt mit wachsendem Chlorgehalt des Polymers, wenn der Abbau ohne Sauerstoff erfolgt. In Gegenwart von Sauerstoff wird dieser Trend genau umgekehrt. Mittels DTG konnten die zwei wichtigsten nichtoxidativen Thermolysereaktionen, Depolymerisierung und Vernetzung, als kompetitive Reaktionen nachgewiesen werden. Ganz allgemein wird die thermische Stabilität der untersuchten Polymere durch Sauerstoff herabgesetzt.

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I. G. Popovic and J. S. Velickovic would like to acknowledge the financial assistance provided by the Internationales Biiro der Kernforschungsanlage Jiilich operating on behalf of ‘Bilateral Cooperation between Yugoslavia and the F. R. Germany’.

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Popovic, I.G., Katsikas, L., Voloschuk, K.A. et al. The thermal degradation kinetics of poly(chlorethylmethacrylates). Journal of Thermal Analysis 38, 267–275 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01915491

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