Abstract
Thermal degradation characteristics of a new macromonomer polystyrene with central 4,4'-dicarbaldehyde terphenyl moieties and poly(phenylene vinylene) with well-defined polystyrene (PPV/PSt) as lateral substituents were investigated via direct pyrolysis mass spectrometry. A slight increase in thermal stability of PSt was detected for (PPV/PSt) and attributed to higher thermal stability of PPV backbone. It was almost impossible to differentiate products due to the decomposition of PPV backbone from those produced by degradation of PSt.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-162 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- Poly(phenylene vinylene)
- Polystyrene
- Pyrolysis mass spectrometry
- Thermal degradation