Can nanoparticles really enhance thermal stability of polymers? Part I: An overview on thermal decomposition of addition polymers

Thermochimica Acta - Tập 523 Số 1-2 - Trang 1-24 - 2011
K. Chrissafis1, Dimitrios Ν. Bikiaris2
1Solid State Physics Section, Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
2Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece

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