Kinetics of dehydrochlorination of poly(vinylidine chloride). Part 2.—Effect of pre-irradiation with U.-V. and γ-rays and the Influence of the chemical nature of the ambient atmosphere

Abstract

This paper reports work on the influence on the kinetics of the first stage of decomposition of solid poly(vinylidene chloride) of pre-irradiation with u.-v. and γ-radiation, and of the chemical nature of the ambient atmosphere (vacuum, N₂, air, O₂, HCl, NO, ethylene, propylene, water vapour). The results lend support to the mechanism of the reaction proposed in part 1.