Radiochemical ageing of epoxy coating for nuclear plants

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 362-364

  Queiroz, D P R ^a   Fraisse F ^a   Fayolle, B ^a   Kuntz, M ^b   Verdu, J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Epoxy network; Radiochemical ageing; Structure characterization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHAIN SCISSION; EPOXY COATINGS; EPOXY NETWORK; EPOXY SYSTEMS; EPOXY-AMINE; FTIR; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYDROPEROXIDES; IRRADIATION DOSE; MECHANISM OF DEGRADATION; NUCLEAR PLANT; OXYGEN ATMOSPHERE; RADIOCHEMICAL AGEING; SOL-GEL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION;

COATINGS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EPOXY RESINS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GELS; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; WATER ABSORPTION;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION;

AMINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; EPOXY; HYDROPEROXIDE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CROSS LINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MATERIAL COATING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 74849140935     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.08.034     Document Type: Article

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