Atomic Scale Mechanisms Controlling the Oxidation of Polyethylene: A First Principles Study
Understanding the degradation mechanisms of aliphatic polymers by thermal oxidation and radio-oxidation is very important in order to assess their lifetime in a variety of industrial applications. We focus here on polyethylene as a prototypical aliphatic polymer. Kinetic models describing the time e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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Series: | Polymers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/13/2143 |