The effect of HVA-2 on properties of irradiated epoxidized natural rubber (ENR-50), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), and ENR-50/EVA blend

Polymer Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 480-490

  Zurina, M ^a   Ismail, H ^b   Ratnam, C T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electron beam irradiation; ENR; ENR EVA blend; EVA; Irradiation induced crosslink; Polymer blend

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CROSSLINKING; ELECTRON BEAMS; POLYMER BLENDS;

ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE (EVA); MELT BLENDING;

RUBBER;

EID: 43049175132     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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