Radiation-assisted PET recycling using glass fiber reinforcement and reactive additives

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-147

  Toth K ^a   Czvikovszky, T ^a   Abd Elhamid, M ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Compatibilization; Composite; Gamma radiation; Glass fiber; PET; Recycling

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBERS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; INJECTION MOLDING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; THERMOPLASTICS;

REACTIVE REINFORCING RECYCLING;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; GLASS FIBER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RECYCLING; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0347480439     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00447-X     Document Type: Article

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