Thermal characterization of the HDPE/LDPE blend (10/90) irradiated using γ-rays

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 268, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1466-1473

  Puig, C C ^a   Albano, C ^b,c   Laredo, E ^a   Quero, E ^a   Karam, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Fast cooled HDPE LDPE 10 90 blend; Gamma irradiation effect; HDPE LDPE; Slow cooled HDPE LDPE 10 90 blend; Thermal characterization

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL REARRANGEMENT; DEGREE OF CROSSLINKING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL CONTENTS; HIGH MELTING; HIGHER-DEGREE; IRRADIATION DOSE; MELT FLOW INDEX; MELTING PEAK; RADIATION CROSS-LINKING; RADIATION-INDUCED; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SLOW COOLED; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; GELS; HEATING; IRRADIATION; MELTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

RADIATION;

EID: 77950859431     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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