Study of the thermal oxidation of polyolefins. IV. Formation, characterization, and decomposition of polyethylene hydroperoxide

Abstract

Abstract A study was made on the structure and decomposition rate of polyethylene hydroperoxide obtained by the initiated oxidation of low density polyethylene. It was established that the decomposition is not a simple unimolecular process. The rate was found to be dependent on the amount of carbonyl groups formed during the synthesis.