Enhancement of the grafting performance and of the water absorption of cassava starch graft copolymer by gamma radiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 689-696

  Kiatkamjornwong, Suda ^a   Meechai, Nispa ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITRIC ACID; POLYACRYLONITRILES; SAPONIFICATION; STARCH; WATER ABSORPTION;

CASSAVA STARCH; METHYL ETHER HYDROQUINONE;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

ACRYLONITRILE; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; COPOLYMER; MEQUINOL; NITRIC ACID; SAPONIN; STARCH; STYRENE;

ALUMINUM FOIL; ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; FREEZE DRYING; GAMMA RADIATION; POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 0031172686     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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