Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1974
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
First Advisor
Leonard Dauerman
Second Advisor
Howard David Perlmutter
Third Advisor
Howard S. Kimmel
Abstract
The thermal degradation of polyvinyl alcohol has been investigated using mass spectrometry, differential thermal analysis, and infrared spectroscopy unlike previous investigators, formaldehyde and acrolein were not observed volatiles. In addition, acetic acid was observed, a product not reported previously.
Recommended Citation
Ortiz, Carlos Eduardo, "The thermal degradation of polyvinyl alcohol" (1974). Theses. 2194.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2194
