Polyethylene cross-linking by two-step silane method: A review

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-128

  Morshedian, Jalil ^a   Hoseinpour, Pegah Mohammad ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cross linking; FTIR; Grafting; Polyethylene; Sioplas process

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GELATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); OXIDATION; SILANES;

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; CROSS-LINKING; FTIR; GEL CONTENTS; GRAFTING; KEY PROCESS; MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES; ONE STEPS; POLYETHYLENE CHAINS; REACTION TEMPERATURES; REACTIVE PROCESSING; SILANE-GRAFTING; STABILIZING AGENTS;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 61449170184     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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