Graft polymerization of acrylic acid onto polyethylene film by preirradiation method. II. Effects of oxygen at irradiation, storage time after irradiation, Mohr's salt, and ethylene dichloride. [Electron beams]

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · J. Appl. Polym. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/app.1982.070270323· OSTI ID:5742609

Ishigaki, I; Sugo, T; Takayama, T; Okada, T; Okamoto, J; Machi, S

In the grafting of acrylic acid onto polyethylene by preirradiation method, the irradiation in air gave a higher rate of grafting than in N/sub 2/, since the diffusion rate of monomer is larger for less cross-linked polyethylene. The rate of grafting decreased with increasing time of storaging polyethylene because of the decay of trapped radicals. The effects of storage conditions on the grafting activity was reasonably interpreted by assuming that grafting is predominantly controlled by both concentration of trapped radicals and monomer diffusibility in the polymer matrix. Mohr's salt was found to depress the homopolymerization of acrylic acid without marked change of grafting rate. The rate of grafting was increased by the addition of ethylene dichloride due to the increase in monomer diffusion.

• Research Organization: Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Takasaki
• OSTI ID: 5742609
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Polym. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Polym. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 27:3; ISSN JAPNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACRYLIC ACID
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM SULFATES
BEAMS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CROSS-LINKING
DATA
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FILMS
GRAFT POLYMERS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON SULFATES
LEPTON BEAMS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXYGEN
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE BEAMS
POLYETHYLENES
POLYMERIZATION
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADICALS
STORAGE
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SWELLING
TIME DEPENDENCE
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS