Determination of the carbonyl index of polyethylene and polypropylene using specified area under band methodology with ATR-FTIR spectroscopy

The current measurement techniques described in the literature for the determination of the carbonyl index (CI) for polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene were compared and contrasted. These were all found to be inconsistent or inaccurate and were not capable of differentiating significa...

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Main Authors: Almond Jasmine, Sugumaar Piriya, Wenzel Margot N., Hill Gavin, Wallis Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-07-01
Series:e-Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/epoly.2020.20.issue-1/epoly-2020-0041/epoly-2020-0041.xml?format=INT