The effect of cobalt naphthenate and 2-hydroxy- 4-methoxybenzophenone on photo-oxidative degradation of LDPE

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 753-760

  Eltayeb, Ekhlas ^a   Barikani, Mehdi ^a   Mahdavian, Ali Reza ^a   Honarkar, Hengameh ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

2 Hydroxy 4 methoxybenzophenone; Cobalt naphthenate; LDPE; Photo oxidative degradation; UV degradation

Indexed keywords

2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOPHENONE; BEFORE AND AFTER; CARBONYL INDEX; CONCENTRATION OF; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGRADATION RATE; DEGRADATION TIME; ELONGATION-AT-BREAK; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; IRRADIATION TIME; LDPE; PHOTO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; POLLUTION PROBLEMS; POLYETHYLENE FILM; RESEARCH TOPICS; RETARDING EFFECT; UV IRRADIATION; UV-DEGRADATION;

COBALT; FILMS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 70349527897     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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