IMPROVEMENT OF PLASTICS BY IRRADIATION (in German)
The improvement of plastics by irradiation depends on various mechanisms which are briefly described. Reticulation and polymerization, which are ascribed principally to the formation of radicals and subsequent chain reactions, are discussed. As concrete examples, polyethylene reticulation with its advantages (for example, improvement of the heat resistance), rubber vulcanization with its problems (attainment of a better yield by addition of sensitizers), and grafting polymerization with its various varieties (irradiation of a polymeride in the presence of a monomer. preliminary irradiation of the polymer, and grafting by immersion in the monomer and heating) are described. The problem of economy in the application of energetic beams in the area of plastics is reviewed. (tr- auth)
- Research Organization:
- Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Saclay, France
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-010492
- OSTI ID:
- 4157428
- Journal Information:
- Kerntechnik (West Germany) Merged with Atomkernenergie to form Atomkernenerg./Kerntech.kyu Hokoku, Journal Name: Kerntechnik (West Germany) Merged with Atomkernenergie to form Atomkernenerg./Kerntech.kyu Hokoku Vol. Vol: 2; ISSN KERTA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- German
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