A COMPARISON OF RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION UTILIZING ELECTRON ACCELERATORS AND ISOTOPE SOURCES AS RADIATION INITIATORS. Quarterly Report for the Period January 18 to April 17, 1961

Technical Report · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:4017569

Graft polynaers were made by Co/sup 6//sup 0/ mutual irradiation of mixtures of styrene and methyl acrylate in contuct with Teflon. These graft copolymers were analyzed by infrared absorption and their composition determined. The composition of the graft copolymer formed from styrene and methyl acrylate was different from that which is predicted by the copolymer composition equation. The rate of grafting of methacrylic acid: styrene to polypropylene film using Van de Graaff electron accelerator at four dose rates slightly lower than the half order found for the same system under Co/sup 6//sup 0/ initiation. An infra-red analytical technique was used to compare the graft copolymer composition from the two methods of grafting initiation. (auth)

• Research Organization: Radiation Applications Inc., Long Island City, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-018085
• OSTI ID: 4017569
• Report Number(s): NYO-9418
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACCELERATORS
CHEMISTRY
COBALT 60
ELECTRONS
FILMS
FLUORINATED HYDROCARBONS
GRAFTS
INDUCTION
INFRARED RADIATION
ISOTOPES
METHACRYLIC ACID
POLYMERIZATION
POLYMERS
PROPYLENE
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
STYRENE
TEFLON
TRANSPLANTS
USES