Electron beam crosslinking of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/clay nanocomposites

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1698-1702

  Sharif, Jamaliah ^a   Dahlan, Khairul Zaman Mohd ^a   Yunus, Wan Md Zin Wan ^b  

^a MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Clay; Crosslinking; Electron beam; EVA; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CROSSLINKING; ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VINYL RESINS;

EVA/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ACETATE) (EVA); RADIATION-INDUCED CROSSLINKING;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYETHYLENE; VINYL ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CROSS LINKING; DECOMPOSITION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON BEAM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOT SET TEST; MELT BLENDING METHOD; PARAMETER; RADIATION DOSE; TECHNIQUE; TENSILE MODULUS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 34548578714     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.02.091     Document Type: Article

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