Radiation induced graft copolymerization of n-butyl acrylate onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) films and thermal properties of the obtained graft copolymer

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 632-637

  Ping, Xiang ^a   Wang, Mozhen ^a   Ge, Xuewu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Gamma ray induced graft copolymerization; N Butyl acrylate; PET film; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; COLD-CRYSTALLIZATION; CONCENTRATION RANGES; DEGREE OF GRAFTING; DOSE RATE; ENGINEERING PLASTICS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION; GRAFTED FILMS; HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAYS; IN-SITU; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; N-BUTYL ACRYLATE; PET FILM; PET FILMS; RADIATION-INDUCED; SIDE CHAINS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL TRANSITIONS;

COPOLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE; GAMMA RAYS; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER BLENDS; RUBBER; STARS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

ACRYLIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; COPOLYMER; ELASTOMER; MONOMER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE GRAFT POLYACRYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COLD CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; GRAVIMETRY; MECHANICAL TORSION; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIATION INDUCED GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79951854337     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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