Abstract
A study of the morphology and light-transmissivity in nine commercial samples of low-density polyethylene sheets (LDPE) was carried out. The sheets were of the qualities prepared for use in agricultural green houses and tunnels. The sheets were produced by the plastic-film extrusion process in five Jordanian plastic factories. The variations in the samples were determined in terms of crystallinity, crystallite size, crystallite orientation, heat of fusion, and melting point. X-ray diffraction, UV/visible absorption spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques were used. The nine samples had relatively small x-ray crystallinity (20-41%) and low DSC crystallinity (21-29%); the crystallite size were relatively large (8.4-13.4 nm), but the crystallites were not well-oriented relative to the extrusion direction. The melting point was in the temperature range 112.7-118.9 degrees celsius, and the heat of fusion was in the range 60.3 - 83.7 J/g. There was no relation between the crystallinity, which was relatively low in all the samples, and the transmissivity of visible light. Annealing of LDPE sheets in vacuum improved the crystallinity especially at temperatures below the melting point. Free annealing resulted in better crystallization than annealing at constant length. Drawing of LDPE sheets improved the crystallinity and crystallite orientation, and samples with
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Braik, N.
X-ray diffraction and absorption spectroscopic studies on plastic sheets used in green houses.
Jordan: N. p.,
1987.
Web.
Braik, N.
X-ray diffraction and absorption spectroscopic studies on plastic sheets used in green houses.
Jordan.
Braik, N.
1987.
"X-ray diffraction and absorption spectroscopic studies on plastic sheets used in green houses."
Jordan.
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title = {X-ray diffraction and absorption spectroscopic studies on plastic sheets used in green houses}
author = {Braik, N}
abstractNote = {A study of the morphology and light-transmissivity in nine commercial samples of low-density polyethylene sheets (LDPE) was carried out. The sheets were of the qualities prepared for use in agricultural green houses and tunnels. The sheets were produced by the plastic-film extrusion process in five Jordanian plastic factories. The variations in the samples were determined in terms of crystallinity, crystallite size, crystallite orientation, heat of fusion, and melting point. X-ray diffraction, UV/visible absorption spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques were used. The nine samples had relatively small x-ray crystallinity (20-41%) and low DSC crystallinity (21-29%); the crystallite size were relatively large (8.4-13.4 nm), but the crystallites were not well-oriented relative to the extrusion direction. The melting point was in the temperature range 112.7-118.9 degrees celsius, and the heat of fusion was in the range 60.3 - 83.7 J/g. There was no relation between the crystallinity, which was relatively low in all the samples, and the transmissivity of visible light. Annealing of LDPE sheets in vacuum improved the crystallinity especially at temperatures below the melting point. Free annealing resulted in better crystallization than annealing at constant length. Drawing of LDPE sheets improved the crystallinity and crystallite orientation, and samples with higher crystallinity and crystallite orientation showed better transmissivity of visible light. The UV absorption difference among the samples was not remarkable, and x-ray diffraction crystallinity revealed the variations in the morphology more sensitively than the DSC method. 56 refs., 17 figs., 12 tabs. (A.M.H.).}
place = {Jordan}
year = {1987}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {X-ray diffraction and absorption spectroscopic studies on plastic sheets used in green houses}
author = {Braik, N}
abstractNote = {A study of the morphology and light-transmissivity in nine commercial samples of low-density polyethylene sheets (LDPE) was carried out. The sheets were of the qualities prepared for use in agricultural green houses and tunnels. The sheets were produced by the plastic-film extrusion process in five Jordanian plastic factories. The variations in the samples were determined in terms of crystallinity, crystallite size, crystallite orientation, heat of fusion, and melting point. X-ray diffraction, UV/visible absorption spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques were used. The nine samples had relatively small x-ray crystallinity (20-41%) and low DSC crystallinity (21-29%); the crystallite size were relatively large (8.4-13.4 nm), but the crystallites were not well-oriented relative to the extrusion direction. The melting point was in the temperature range 112.7-118.9 degrees celsius, and the heat of fusion was in the range 60.3 - 83.7 J/g. There was no relation between the crystallinity, which was relatively low in all the samples, and the transmissivity of visible light. Annealing of LDPE sheets in vacuum improved the crystallinity especially at temperatures below the melting point. Free annealing resulted in better crystallization than annealing at constant length. Drawing of LDPE sheets improved the crystallinity and crystallite orientation, and samples with higher crystallinity and crystallite orientation showed better transmissivity of visible light. The UV absorption difference among the samples was not remarkable, and x-ray diffraction crystallinity revealed the variations in the morphology more sensitively than the DSC method. 56 refs., 17 figs., 12 tabs. (A.M.H.).}
place = {Jordan}
year = {1987}
month = {Dec}
}