X-ray investigation of polypropylene and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends irradiated with fast electrons. WAXS investigation of irradiated i-PP/EVA blends

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 581-589

  Mihailova, M ^a   Kresteva, M ^a   Aivazova, N ^a   Krestev, V ^a   Nedkov, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Irradiated polymers; Poly(ethylene co vinyl acetate); Poly(propylene ethylene); Polymer blends; X ray investigations

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; POLYPROPYLENES; SIZE DETERMINATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY SCATTERING;

INTERPLANAR SPACING; IRRADIATED POLYMERS; PARACRYSTALLINE FACTOR; POLYETHYLENECOVINYL ACETATE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; FAST ELECTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033230927     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00292-2     Document Type: Article

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