Pyrolysis–gas-chromatographic study of a series of polyester thermosets

SJ Evans, PJ Haines, GA Skinner - Journal of Analytical and applied …, 2000 - Elsevier
Thirteen different unsaturated polyester prepolymers have been synthesised in an attempt to
establish a relationship between the structures of the commonly used polyesters and the …

Synthesis and thermal properties of spiro phosphorus compounds

C Vijayakumar, N Mathan, V Sarasvathy… - Journal of thermal …, 2010 - akjournals.com
Abstract Intumescent materials, 3, 9-dichloro-2, 4, 8, 10-tetraoxa-3, 9-diphosphaspiro-[5, 5]-
undecane-3, 9-dioxide and 3, 9-dichloro-2, 4, 8, 10-tetraoxa-3, 9-diphosphaspiro-[5, 5] …

Thermal degradation of polyester thermosets prepared using dibromoneopentyl glycol

GA Skinner, PJ Haines, TJ Lever - Journal of applied polymer …, 1984 - Wiley Online Library
Polyester thermosets have been prepared from maleic anhydride, phthalic anhydride,
dibromoneopentyl glycol, and styrene, and their thermal degradation has been studied …

HET acid based oligoesters–TGA/FTIR studies

T Rajkumar, CT Vijayakumar, P Sivasamy… - European polymer …, 2008 - Elsevier
One of the important reactive halogenated dicarboxylic acids used in the synthesis of flame
retardant unsaturated polyester resins is 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7-hexachlorobicyclo [2.2. 1] hept-5-ene …

Mechanisms of the thermal degradation of polyesters based on 1, 2‐propanediol, phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride and 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7‐hexachlorobicyclo [2.2. 1] …

CT Vijayakumar, K Lederer - Die Makromolekulare Chemie …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Six different linear polyesters based on phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7‐
hexachlorobicyclo [2.2. 1] hept‐5‐ene‐2, 3‐dicarboxylic acid (HET‐acid) and 1, 2 …

Primary processes of the thermal degradation of HET acid containing unsaturated polyester cured with styrene

CT Vijayakumar, JK Fink… - … Chemistry and Physics, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
The primary processes of thermal degradation of 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7‐hexachloro‐5‐norbornene‐
2, 3‐dicarboxylic (HET) group containing unsturated polyesters cured with styrene were …

Investigation of the chlorine balance in the degradation of unsaturated polyesters based on HET acid

JK Fink - Polymer degradation and stability, 1985 - Elsevier
Unsaturated polyesters based on HET acid, phthalic acid, maleic acid and 1, 2-propanediol
were cured with styrene. The cured and uncured products were degraded to 500° C both in …

Some aspects of tailoring flame retardancy in HET‐acid‐based flame retardants

CT Vijayakumar, JK Fink - Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer …, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
HET acid was condensed with either ethylene glycol or 1, 4‐butanediol to yield the
respective oligoesters. These oligoesters were characterized by molecular weight …

Structural basis for intumescence–study of model compounds containing spiro phosphorus moiety and polymers containing such units

CT Vijayakumar, P Sivasamy… - Macromolecular …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Spiro phosphorus compounds play a vital role, in recent years, in imparting flame retardancy
and intumescence to the polymers. To ascertain the mechanism of the intumescency, model …

A comparaive study of the thermal degradation of unsaturated polyester resins containing various chlorinated norbornene dicarboxylic acid units in the backbone

GH Irzl, CT Vijayakumar, JK Fink, K Lederer - Journal of Analytical and …, 1987 - Elsevier
Abstract The Diels-Alder adducts of hexachlorocyclopenta-1, 3-diene, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-
pentachlorocyclopenta-1, 3-diene and 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrachlorocyclopenta-1, 3-diene with maleic …