Abstract

The degradation of a new thermoplastic poly(arylene)ether copolymer was carried out in both dynamic and isothermal heating conditions, under nitrogen flow and in a static air atmosphere. The measurements showed that the copolymer degraded through two stages in both investigated environments with the formation of a stable residue in N2 and complete mass loss in air. The apparent activation energy values associated with the degradation processes were evaluated. The obtained results suggested different degradation mechanisms between N2and air. Results were discussed and compared with those obtained for several polymers previously investigated.

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