Published 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Development of radiation processes wood-polymer composites based on tropical hardwoods

  • 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Isotope Div.

Description

The wood-polymer composites based on tropical hardwoods were prepared with three monomer systems. Use of chlorinated paraffin oil as an additive imparted fire resistance to the composites and also brought down the gamma dose requirement for total polymerisation. A number of tropical hardwoods can be upgraded by radiation curing, but for cost optimisation, hardwoods with high improvement per unit polymer should be selected. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiat. Phys. Chem.
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
3-4
Series
Radiat. Phys. Chem.
Journal Page Range
107-110
ISSN
0020-7055