Effect of radiation induced crosslinking and degradation of ETFE films

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-139

  Zen, H A ^a   Ribeiro, G ^a   Geraldes, A N ^a   Souza, C P ^a   Parra, D F ^a   Lugao A B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ETFE; Radiation crosslinking; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; CRYSTALLINE PEAKS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; ETFE; LOW LEVEL; OXYGEN ATMOSPHERE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PRISTINE FILMS; PRISTINE POLYMERS; RADIATION CROSS-LINKING; RADIATION-INDUCED CROSSLINKING; RHEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS (TG AND DSC);

ACETYLENE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELASTIC MODULI; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHTING; RHEOLOGY; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

OXYGEN;

ACETYLENE; COPOLYMER; OXYGEN; POLY(ETHYLENE ALT TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FLOW KINETICS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84874441522     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.06.030     Document Type: Article

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