Ageing of HDPE geomembranes in jet fuel A-1

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 482-499

  Rimal, S ^a   Rowe, R K ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Antioxidants; Durability; Fluorination; Geomembrane; Geosynthetics; Hydrocarbons; Jet fuel

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CRYSTALLINITY; DURABILITY; FLUORINATION; GEOMEMBRANES; HALOGENATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDROCARBONS; JET FUEL; TESTING;

AGEING; ANTIOXIDANT DEPLETIONS; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; GEOSYNTHETICS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); HYDROCARBON SPILLS; OXIDATIVE INDUCTION TIME; TENSILE YIELD PROPERTIES;

RESIDUAL FUELS;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT; DURABILITY; FUEL; GEOMEMBRANE; GEOSYNTHETICS; HYDROCARBON;

EID: 77955601901     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 17517613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2009.16.6.482     Document Type: Article

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