Co$sup 60$ $gamma$-RAY INDUCED COPOLYMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHER MONOMERS

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963 · J. Polymer Sci., Pt. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.1963.110010907· OSTI ID:4630884

Colombo, P; Steinberg, M; Macchia, D

The experimental approach was used to determine if copolymerization of ethylene with various monomers occurs in a radiation field, and to investigate some of the properties of the resulting polymers. In the copolymer systems, the reaction products were free of homopolymer except for the systems with vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, and acrylonitrile. Ethylene gas can react with a variety of monomeric materials to form copolymers at low temperatures and moderate pressures. Unsaturated monomers, such as propylene and the butenes, which do not readily horaopolymerize in a radiation field, or by a free radical mechanism can be copolymerized with ethylene by gamma radiation. Data on solubilities, density, crystalline melting poirt, molecular weight, total polymer formed, and total conversion for the ethylene copolymers are tabulated. (P.C.H.)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-037276
• OSTI ID: 4630884
• Report Number(s): BNL-7134
• Journal Information: J. Polymer Sci., Pt. B, Journal Name: J. Polymer Sci., Pt. B Vol. Vol: 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACETATES
ACRYLIC ACID
ALKENES
BUTANE
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
COBALT 60
CRYSTALS
DENSITY
ETHYLENE
FREE RADICALS
GAMMA RADIATION
LOW TEMPERATURE
MELTING POINTS
MOLECULES
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYMERIZATION
PRESSURE
PROPYLENE
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION EFFECTS
REACTION KINETICS
SOLUBILITY
TABLES
VINYL RADICALS
WEIGHT