ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The kinetic parameters of the thermal decomposition of poly(aryl-ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK) in a nitrogen atmosphere have been obtained using an isothermal weight-loss method. Several mathematical approaches have been used to obtain the Arrhenius parameters based upon the use of different reaction models. The values obtained for the activation energy (E = 198.4 to 219.7 kJ/mol) and preexponential factor (log A = 11.1 to 12.3 min-1) fall within a narrow range, irrespective of the method of calculation. Although the kinetic data most closely fits an Avrami two-dimensional nucleating model, the data can be just as easily described by a first-order rate law.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760290105
