Stabilization of ethylene-propylene copolymer against γ-ray induced degradation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-220

  Thorat, H B ^a   Prabhu, C S ^a   Sureshkumar, K ^b   Pandya, M V ^b  

^a K J Somaiya College of Science and Commerce   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ANTIOXIDANTS; DEGRADATION; DISCOLORATION; GAMMA RAYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; RADIATION EFFECTS; STABILIZERS (AGENTS);

HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZERS (HALS); MELT INDEX; YELLOWNESS INDEX;

COPOLYMERS;

ANTIOXIDANT; COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE; PROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031553355     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00121-7     Document Type: Note

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