Effect of γ-irradiation on commercial polypropylene based mono and multi-layered retortable food packaging materials

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1205-1212

  George, Johnsy ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Sajeevkumar, V A ^a   Sabapathy, S N ^a   Vaijapurkar, S G ^b   Kumar, D ^b   Kchawahha, A ^b   Bawa, A S ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b DEFENCE LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

irradiation; Crystallinity; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; GAMMA RAYS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

FOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS; OXYGEN TRANSMISSION RATE (OTR); PLASTIC PACKAGING MATERIALS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

NYLON; OXYGEN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; COLOR; CRYSTALLIZATION; FILM; FOOD PACKAGING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PACKAGING MATERIAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROCESSING; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CRYSTALLINITY; FOOD BOARDS; GAMMA RAYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE; RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 34247612405     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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