Research Article

Enhancement of the Thermomechanical Properties of a Fly Ash- and Carbon Black-Filled Polyvinyl Chloride Composite by Using Epoxidized Soybean Oil as a Secondary Bioplasticizer

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Mechanism of PVC degradation by thermal oxidation and removal of HCl (a) and reaction of epoxide groups in ESBO with HCl generated during the degradation process (b) [6].
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