Nature of the first exothermic peak on the DSC curve of linear polydicyclopentadiene obtained with a special catalytic system

Authors
Dimonie, D Dimonie, M Munteanu, V Iovu, H Couve, J Abadie, MJ
Citation
D. Dimonie et al., Nature of the first exothermic peak on the DSC curve of linear polydicyclopentadiene obtained with a special catalytic system, POLYM DEGR, 70(3), 2000, pp. 319-324
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
ISSN journal
01413910 → ACNP
Volume
70
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
319 - 324
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-3910(2000)70:3<319:NOTFEP>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A DSC and TGA study of linear polydicyclopentadiene (L-PDCPD) shows that th e thermal behaviour of this polymer is characterized by an endothermic and two exothermic processes. In previous work it was demonstrated that the end othermic process is a glass transition and the second exotherm represents t he thermo-oxidation of the polymer. In this work the first exothermic proce ss is shown to be a possible thermal polymerization of the double bonds in the polymer chains. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.