A detailed dielectric relaxation spectroscopy study of artificial UV weathered low density polyethylene

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 530, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-78

  Ramanujam, Maalolan ^a   Wachtendorf, Volker ^a   Purohit, Purv J ^a   Mix, Renate ^a   Schönhals, Andreas ^a   Friedrich, Jörg F ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial weathering; Dielectric relaxation; LDPE; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL WEATHERING; CARBONYL GROUPS; CHAIN SCISSION; CRYSTALLINE DOMAINS; CRYSTALLINE REGIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLIZATION; DIELECTRIC PARAMETERS; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY; DIELECTRIC STRENGTHS; DIELECTRIC STUDIES; DIFFERENTIAL CALORIMETRY; DRY CONDITION; INDUCTION PERIODS; INITIAL STAGES; POLAR GROUPS; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; PHOTOOXIDATION; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

WEATHERING;

EID: 84855906385     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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