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International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 782346, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/782346
Research Article

Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation in Polyester Degradation Reactions

Adam Al-Mulla

Chemical Engineering Department, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060 Safat, Kuwait

Received 22 May 2012; Accepted 28 July 2012

Academic Editor: Adrian Schumpe

Copyright © 2012 Adam Al-Mulla. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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