Effect of gamma-irradiation on the foaming behavior of ethylene-co-octene polymers

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 415-425

  Vachon, C ^a   Gendron, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethylene co octene polymers; Foam; Gamma irradiation; Rheology; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; GAMMA RAYS; RHEOLOGY; THERMOANALYSIS;

GEL FRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLY(ETHYLENE CO OCTENE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; FLOW KINETICS; FOAMING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VACUUM;

EID: 0037409085     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00402-4     Document Type: Article

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