Resistance to thermal degradation

The gel-based products have traditionally been the most expensive and highest performance activated alumina products. They have very good mechanical properties, high surface area, and their purity and ganima-aluniina stmcture make them somewhat resistant to thermal degradation. On the other hand, they are the most difficult to manufacture and disposal of by-product salts can present an environmental problem. 

The main producers of organic accelerators for mbber vulcanization are shown in Table 3. This table is not meant to be completely comprehensive, but rather to indicate the principal historical suppHers to the mbber industry. Most producers offer chemical equivalents in the largest-volume products. Within the range of smaHer-volume specialty accelerators, chemical equivalents become less common. Each producer may offer different products to achieve the same purpose of rapid cross-linking, resistance to thermal degradation, or other performance characteristics. Many offer proprietary blends of accelerators. 

There is much evidence that weak links are present in the chains of most polymer species. These weak points may be at a terminal position and arise from the specific mechanism of chain termination or may be non-terminal and arise from a momentary aberration in the modus operandi of the polymerisation reaction. Because of these weak points it is found that polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene and poly(vinyl chloride), to take just three well-known examples, have a much lower resistance to thermal degradation than low molecular weight analogues. For similar reasons polyacrylonitrile and natural rubber may degrade whilst being dissolved in suitable solvents. 

Resistance to thermal degradation adversely affecting properties. 

It has already been shown (e.g. Chapters 20 and 21) that the insertion of a p-phenylene into the main chain of a linear polymer increased the chain stiffness and raised the heat distortion temperature. In many instances it also improved the resistance to thermal degradation. One of the first polymers to exploit this concept commercially was poly(ethylene terephthalate) but it was developed more with the polycarbonates, polysulphone, poly(phenylene sulphides) and aromatic polyketones. 

CFP are normally quite resistant to thermal degradation, under dinitrogen, and depolymerisation starts in the 280-320 °C range, in the dry state [21]. This makes M°/ CFPs quite suitable for operations in the liquid phase occurring at mild to moderate temperatures. CFPs... 

Polymer 24 was synthesized from the acid chloride 11b and the diamine 15. It had lower DPs than the furanic-aromatic counterparts and was less resistant to thermal degradation. This must stem fi om the relative instability of the diamine and the lability of the -Fu-CHt-NH- group. Polymer 25, obtained from the selfcondensation of aminoester b seems more promising, but more work is needed to improve its preparation and assess its properties. 

This resistance to thermal degradation was also verified by IR spectroscopy. The spectroscopic experiment was conducted by spin-coating the polymer onto a sodium chloride plate, recording the IR spectrum, heating the sample to 200°C in air for one hour and reexamining the spectrum. Within experimental error, the two spectra were identical. 

The results obtained are consistent with the existing views on the tendency of polyconjugated systems towards spontaneous stabilization upon thermal treatment heating makes the system more resistant to thermal degradation. TGA curves (Fig. 4.2) of the samples subjected to thermal treatment at 200 and 350°C are shifted to higher temperatures, with retention of the general pattern of weight loss. Thus, the carbon-rich structures were formed at relatively low temperatures. 

Cotton fibers are quite resistant to thermal degradation. After about 5 hours at 250°F (121°C). material yellows. Decomposes above 300°F (150°C). 

Silicone materials are known to be fairly resistant to thermal degradation under relatively harsh conditions (less than a few hundred degrees centigrade). However, they are known to be subject to post-curing reaction, oxidative chain scissioning and crosslinking reactions, hydrolysis and unzipping reactions 23-... 

Polymers containing thiazole ring, resistance to thermal degradation, 398 Potassium ferrocyanide, as deshydrogenating agent of A -thiazolines, 308 PPP Method, 27, 50, 89... 

Tetracarboxypyrazine treated with acetic anhydride gave tetracarboxypyrazine dianhydride (1291, 1342). This condensed with p,p -diaminodiphenyl ether to give polyimides (18) which could be thermally processed at 40-280° in vacuo to give films having high thermal stability (1291, 1343). The preparation of polymers (resistant to thermal degradation) from tetracarboxypyrazine dianhydride and tetraaminopyrazine in polyphosphoric acid at elevated temperatures has been described (1180). 

Strength and resistance to thermal degradation [86]. Aluminum oxides, however, are generally regarded to be irreducible supports that do not contribute directly to the reactivity of the catalyst. Our experiments were aimed at determining whether or not aluminum oxides, in the absence of gold, are active for the oxidation of CO. 

Another important class of linear polysiloxanes are the siloxane copolymers. The replacement of methyl groups by other organic groups improves the specific physicochemical properties of PDMS, and one such improvement is in the area of resistance to thermal degradation, e.g., phenyl-containing polysiloxanes have superior thermal stability compared to PDMS. 

PARA with maleated PP or PE sliding electrical parts, resistance to thermal degradation in contact with Cu Iwanami er a/., 1990... 

HMPEOs are soluble in concentrated mineral acids and exhibit superior resistance to thermal degradation in solution 4). Because these copolymers are of low molecular weight, they are less shear-sensitive than high molecular weight commercial poly(ethylene oxide), which can lose 90-95% of its solution viscosity when subjected to high shears at room temperature for 5 min. By contrast, HMPEOs lose no more than 30% of their viscosity in water or acid solution. These unique properties of HMPEOs make them ideal candidates for applications in petroleum recovery via acid fracturing. 

Xanthan gum solutions are remarkably resistant to thermal degradation. 

Exposure to temperatures as high as 80 C for extended periods has little effect on the viscosity of xanthan gum solutions. This resistance to thermal degradation is enhanced by the presence of... 

The most common thermosetting PI resins are bis(maleimide) resins. A wide variety of these resins is known. Commercially available bismale-imide thermoset compositions are well known for their high modulus, and excellent resistance to thermal degradation. 

The very low resistance to thermal degradation seems to be the most serious problem related to the processing of PHB. 

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