An investigation into the UV-photo-oxidative degradation of LDPE by using cobalt naphthenate as photosensitizer

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 718-724

  Eltayeb, Ekhlas ^a   Barikani, Mehdi ^a   Mahdavian, Alireza ^a   Honarkar, Hengameh ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cobalt naphthenate; LDPE; Photo oxidative degradation; UV degradation

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CARBONYL INDEX; CONCENTRATION OF; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FTIR; LDPE FILM; PHOTO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; RELATIVE CRYSTALLINITY; UV DEGRADATION; UV IRRADIATION;

COBALT; IRRADIATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DEGRADATION;

CRYSTALLINITY; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; ELONGATION; POLYETHYLENE; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 77953806281     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602551003652706     Document Type: Article

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