Evaluation on the Thermo-Oxidative Degradation of PET using Prodegradant Additives

• Main Authors: Ashwinder, Chelliah, Malini, Subramaniam, Gupta, Ritu, Gupta, Arun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Informatics Publishing Limited 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19713/1/fkksa-2017-arun-Evaluation%20on%20the%20Thermo-Oxidative%20Degradation.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19713/; https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst/2017/v10i6/111212
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Objectives: Transition metal stearates are example of potent pro-degradants reported to work at trace levels. They speed up the oxidative reaction leading to polymeric chain cleavage and reduction in molecular mass causing bio-assimilation of plastic waste. In this paper, attempt to analyze the effe...