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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...