%0 Journal Article
%T The thermoanalytical, infrared and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometric sifting of poly (methyl methacrylate) in the presence of phosphorus tribromide
%A Muhammad Arshad
%A Khalid Masud
%A Muhammad Arif
%A Saeed-ur Rehman
%A Jamshed H. Zaidi
%A Muhammad Arif
%A Aamer Saeed
%A Tariq Yasin
%J Natural Science
%P 307-319
%@ 2150-4105
%D 2010
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ns.2010.24039
%X The behaviour of poly(methyl methacrylate) was examined in the presence of phosphorus tri-bromide (PBr3) with varying concentrations. Films were cast from common solvent and subjected to TG, DTA, DTG, IR and Py-GC-MS for evaluating the degradation routes. Despite early decomposition of the blends, certain tempera-ture zones were identified for stabilization of the system. New products were found and mecha-nisms of their formation were proposed. Pyro-lysis of the blends was also carried out at dif-ferent temperatures to ascertain the nature of interaction between the constituents of the system.
%K PMMA
%K PBr3
%K Thermoanalytical Study
%K IR Spectroscopy
%K GC-MS Investigation
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=1724