Electron Beam Cross-Linking of Carbon Black Filled NR/LLDPE Blends

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 381-387

  Ahmad, Azizan ^a   Mohd, Dahlan Hj ^b   Abdullah, Ibrahim ^c  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blends; Carbon black; Cross linking; Electron beam; Filler; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARBON BLACK; CURING; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; FILLERS; IRRADIATION; POLYMER BLENDS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

PLASTIC COMPOSITION; SWELLING INDEX ANALYSIS;

LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0242493570     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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