Degradation of poly(carbonate urethane) by gamma irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1069-1074

  Ozdemir T ^a   Usanmaz, A ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Degradation; Discoloration; Gamma; Irradiation; Poly(carbonate urethane) (PCU); Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ENGINEERING POLYMERS; IRRADIATION DOSE; POLYCARBONATE URETHANE (PCU);

GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DEGRADATION;

POLY(CARBONATE URETHANE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COLOR; DEGRADATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOLID; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34047115470     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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