FTIR Study of the Thermal Degradation of Poly(vinyl Alcohol) |
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Authors: | P. S. Thomas J.-P. Guerbois G. F. Russell B. J. Briscoe |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Materials and Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia;(2) Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College, London, SW7 2BY, UK |
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Abstract: | The degradation of poly(vinyl alcohol) was investigated using TG analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to determine the effect of atmosphere on the process of degradation. In the spectra, four vibrational modes were identified that characterised the major steps of the degradation process. These were the O-H, C-H, C=O and C=C stretching modes. The mechanism observed for degradation in an inert atmosphere was in accordance with the accepted mechanism of elimination followed by pyrolisation. Evidence of conjugated polyenes, however, was not observed. For the air atmosphere, oxidation in both steps of the degradation process was observed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | infrared spectroscopy poly(vinyl alcohol) TG thermal degradation |
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