Polymer stabilization degradation chemistry

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Gerald Scott is Professor Emeritus in Chemistry at Aston University, Birmingham, Professor Scott left industry in 1967, after 15 years in polymer research, to accept the Chair of Chemistry at Aston. During his years there, he developed an internationally renowned research group concerned with the oxidative deterioration and stabilization of polymers. More recently, a major research interest has been the disposal of polymeric materials by recycling and induced biodegradation. Professor Scott has published some 300 scientific papers, mainly in the field of polymer stabilization, for which he was awarded a DSc, of Oxford University in 1983, His expertise in the area of polymer degradation has also resulted in a number of international patents for his work. 

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Marat Ibragimovich Abdullin, DSc, is currently Dean of Technological Faculty and Head of Laboratory at Bashkir State University in Ufa, Russia. He is expert in the fields of chemical physics, physical chemistry, chemistry and physics of high molecular compounds as well as synthesis and modification of polymers (including degradation and stabilization of polymers and composites-nanocomposites). He has published about 750 original papers and reviews as well as several monographs. 

Because of the more practical aspect of polymer stability in the numerous proposed uses of intrinsically conducting polymers, including polyaniline and its relatives, and the more fimdamental interest in the chemistry of processes that change the chemical identity and various solid state properties of the polymers, degradation studies are warranted. These studies focussed initially on the mere rate of degradation (which may be of very practical interest). Wth purely electrochemical measiuements, Kobayashi et al. [512,513] showed that the two peaks in qrclic voltammograms of PANI di-... 

Ivan B. Thermal stability, degradation, and stabilization mechanisms of poly(vinyl chloride). Polymer durability. Advances in chemistry series, vol. 249. Washingthon D.C. American Chemical Society 1996. p. 19-32. 

Polymer degradation is a eomplex phenomenon, and the nature of the chemistry occurring during thermal decomposition can be difficult to determine precisely. The observed products of degradation can be the result of a mixture of primary, secondary or even tertiary decomposition processes, and as a consequence, the distribution of products will depend on such factors as sample thickness and melt viscosity, in addition to the more obvious factors such as temperature, atmosphere and the chemical structure of the polymer itself. It is often overlooked that abnormal structures (terminal unsaturation, head-to-head structures, peroxide links etc.) can also markedly effect polymer stability and product distribution. 

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