The influence of molecular orientation on the crosslinking/oxidative behaviour of iPP exposed to gamma radiation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2068-2078

  Suljovrujic, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Gamma irradiation; Orientation; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

DRAW RATIO; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION OF OXYGEN; FIBRILLAR STRUCTURES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL MEASUREMENT; IR SPECTROSCOPY; NETWORK FORMATION; ORIENTATION; ORIENTATION FUNCTION; OXIDATION RESPONSE; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; POLAR GROUPS; RADIATION-INDUCED; SEM; SOL-GEL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; STRUCTURAL PECULIARITIES; TRACER GROUPS; UNIAXIAL ORIENTATION; WIDE FREQUENCY RANGE; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING;

DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; GELATION; GELS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYPROPYLENES; RADIATION; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

EID: 67049146470     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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