Thermal/oxidative degradation and stabilization of polyethylene glycol
Thermal/oxidative degradation and stabilization of polyethylene glycol
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DOI:
10.1016/s0032-3861(97)88175-x
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发表时间:
1997-01-01
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影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Kwon, D
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作者:
Han, S;Kim, C;Kwon, D
Thermal degradation and stabilization of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with a molecular weight of 6000 have been investigated in order to develop PEG as a thermal energy storage material. Low molecular weight esters including formic esters were produced as the main products of the thermal degradation of PEG at 80 degrees C in air. No degradation was observed for PEG aged in a vacuum. The mechanism of thermal degradation is found to be the random chain scission of the main chain. Thermal degradation could be suppressed by adding 2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) (MBMTBP) as an antioxidant. In the stabilizing process, MBMTBP itself is transformed to dimers or trimers. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.