Effect of gamma irradiation on linear low density polyethylene/magnesium hydroxide/sepiolite composite

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-56

  Shafiq, Muhammad ^a   Yasin, Tariq ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Flame retardant; Magnesium hydroxide; Polyethylene; Radiation crosslinking; Sepiolite

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; CROSS-LINKED NETWORKS; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; FLAME-RETARDANT ADDITIVES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL CONTENTS; INFRARED SPECTRUM; LOW DOSE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; RADIATION CROSSLINKING; SEPIOLITE; SINGLE-STEP; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; VICAT SOFTENING TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT LOSS;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLAME RETARDANTS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MAGNESIUM; POLYETHYLENES; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

RADIATION;

FLAME RETARDANT; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MELTING POINT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 82455171971     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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