The influence of gamma radiation on the dielectric relaxation behaviour of isotactic polypropylene: The α relaxation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-171

  Suljovrujic, E ^a   Trifunovic, S ^a   Milicevic, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Dielectric spectroscopy; Gamma radiation; Polar groups; Polypropylene; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

[CARBONYL; ABSORBED DOSE; CRYSTAL PHASE; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL MEASUREMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROPEROXIDES; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NETWORK FORMATION; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; POLAR GROUPS; RADIATION-INDUCED; TRACER GROUPS; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADDITIVES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CURVE FITTING; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

RADIATION;

EID: 73549083845     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.034     Document Type: Article

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