Novel UV-protective formulations for cotton, PET fabrics and their blend utilizing irradiation technique

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2926-2934

  Zohdy, Maged H ^a   El Hossamy, Mamdouh B ^b   El Naggar, Abdel Wahab M ^a   Fathalla, Abeer I ^b   Ali, Nisreen M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Coating; Gamma irradiation; Inorganic compounds; Ultraviolet protective fabrics; ZnO Alum

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; BLOCKING PROPERTIES; COATED FABRICS; COATED SAMPLE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HOMOGENOUS COATINGS; HYDROPHILIC EFFECT; NOVEL COATINGS; PET FABRICS; POTASSIUM SULFATE; STAND -ALONE; SURFACE ELECTRON; ULTRA-VIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTIVE FABRICS; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY; ZNO; ZNO/ALUM;

ALUMINA; COTTON; FABRICS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION; POTASSIUM; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REGAIN; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SULFATE MINERALS; WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAYS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

GAMMA RAYS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; COATING; COTTON; FABRIC; GAMMA RAYS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RADIATION EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER VAPOR; X RAYS; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 70349191851     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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