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Characterization of injected linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) irradiated by gamma-ray

  • 1. Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares (IPEN/CNEN-SP), Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)

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The aim of this paper is to investigate of gamma irradiation effects on linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) injected. Polymers processed by gamma radiation have new physical-chemical and mechanical properties. The ionizing radiation promotes chain scission and creates free radicals which can recombine, providing their annihilation, for crosslinking or branching. The polymer was irradiated with a source of 60Co at doses of 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 kGy at about 5 kGy s-1 rate, at room temperature. The changes in molecular structure of LLDPE were evaluated using melt flow index, gel fraction, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and thermogravimetry analysis (TG). The results showed that the properties depend on dose irradiation. (author)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
7 p.
Report number
INIS-BR--14719

Conference

Title
international nuclear atlantic conference
Acronym
INAC 2013
Dates
24-29 Nov 2013
Place
Recife, PE (Brazil)

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Notes
17 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.