Comparison of some oxidation effects in polyethylene film irradiated with electron beam or gamma rays

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 799-809

  Zenkiewicz M ^a   Rauchfleisz, M ^b   Czuprynska J ^c  

^a Instytut Inzynierii Materiałow Polimerowych i Barwnikow Torun   (Poland)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c KAZIMIERZ WIELKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

FTIR; Ionising radiation; Oxidation of LDPE film; Surface layer; XPS

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ESTERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

IRRADIATION DOSES;

OXIDATION;

ESTER DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL GROUP; KETONE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON RADIATION; FILM; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; OXIDATION; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0242570638     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00368-2     Document Type: Article

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