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    Kinetic study of the thermal and thermo-oxidative degradations of polylactide-modified films for food packaging

    In this study, the thermal degradations of some commercial polylactide (PLA) films, pure and subjected to various superficial treatments, were investigated in both inert (flowing nitrogen) and oxidative (stati...

    I. Blanco, V. Siracusa in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2013)

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    Thermal and thermo-oxidative degradations of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO)/copoly(aryl ether sulfone) P(ESES-co-EES) block copolymers: a kinetic study

    The thermal degradation of a series of three novel ABA block copolymers of different molar mass (M n), were the block A is a poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO), while the block B is a ra...

    I. Blanco, G. Cicala, A. Latteri, A. Mamo in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2013)

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    Hepta isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (hib-POSS)

    Six polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) with general formula R7 R′1 (SiO1.5)8, where R- was an isobutyl group and R′- a variously substituted phenyl group, namely hepta isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric si...

    I. Blanco, L. Abate, F. A. Bottino in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2012)

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    Effects of novel reactive toughening agent on thermal stability of epoxy resin

    A reactive amino-ended toughener was blended with different commercial epoxy resins namely, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F, diglycidyl p-aminophenol and 1,5-naphthalenediamine as...

    I. Blanco, L. Oliveri, G. Cicala, A. Recca in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2012)

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    Thermal degradation of differently substituted Cyclopentyl Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (CP-POSS) nanoparticles

    Seven variously substituted derivatives of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) with general formula R7R′1 (SiO1.5)8, where R- and R′- were a cyclopentyl and a substituted phenyl group, respectively, wer...

    I. Blanco, L. Abate, F. A. Bottino in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2012)

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    Kinetic study of the thermal degradation of PS/MMT nanocomposites preparedwith imidazolium surfactants

    Styrene and montmorillonite organically modified with imidazolium surfactants (MMT) at various alkyl chain lengths (C12, C16 and C18) were used to prepare the corresponding PS/MMT/C12, PS/MMT/C16 and PS/MMT/C18 n...

    L. Abate, I. Blanco, F. A. Bottino in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2008)

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    Heat capacities of a series of terminal linear alkyldiamides determined by DSC

    Molar heat capacities of twelve linear alkane-α,ω-diamides H2NOC-(CH2)(n-2)-CONH2, (n=2 to 12 and n=14) were measured by differential scanning calorimetry at T=183 to 323 K. Heat flow rate calibration of the Mett...

    L. Abate, E. Badea, I. Blanco, D. D’Angelo in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2007)

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    Serum depletion and bioavailability of lutein in Type I diabetic patients

    Background Lutein, a non-provitamin A carotenoid, is frequently consumed in the human diet. It is distributed preferentially in certain human tissues (i. e., retina) and shows a high antioxidant ...

    F. Granado, B. Olmedilla, I. Blanco in European Journal of Nutrition (2002)

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    A Kinetic Study of the Thermal and Oxidative Degradations of a New Poly(arylene)ether Copolymer

    The degradation of a new thermoplastic poly(arylene)ether copolymer was carried out in both dynamic and isothermal heating conditions, under nitrogen flow and in a static air atmosphere. The measurements showe...

    L. Abate, I. Blanco, A. Pappalardo in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2001)