Natural ageing of tri-layer polyethylene film: Evolution of properties and lifetime in North Africa region

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2017-2022

  Youssef, Boulos ^a   Dehbi, Abed Elkader ^b   Hamou, Ahmed ^b   Saiter, Jean Marc ^a  

^a Normandie Université   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Greenhouse films; IRFT; LDPE tri layer; Mechanical behavior; Natural ageing; Structural modifications

Indexed keywords

(PL) PROPERTIES; ALGERIA (COUNTRY); ELSEVIER (CO); EVOLUTION (CO); LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LLDPE); MEASURED PARAMETERS; NATURAL AGEING; NATURAL CONDITIONS; NORTH AFRICA; POLYETHYLENE FILMS; STRUCTURAL CHANGES; STRUCTURAL EFFECTS;

PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SULFIDE MINERALS; THERMOPLASTICS;

GREENHOUSES;

EID: 46149117972     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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