Effects of electron-beam irradation on some structural properties of granulated polymer blends

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-153

  Zenkiewicz, Marian ^a   Czupryńska, Joanna ^a   Polański, Julian ^a   Karasiewicz, Tomasz ^a   Engelgard, Włodzimierz ^a  

^a KAZIMIERZ WIELKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Compatibilisers; Crystallinity; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Electron beam irradiation; Polymer blends; Recycling

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; GRANULATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; RECYCLING; STYRENE;

COMPATIBILISERS; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTRON-BEAM IRRADIATION; MALEIC ANHYDRIDES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ELASTOMER; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; FLOW RATE; MELTING POINT; RECYCLING;

EID: 36048967469     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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