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Title: | The effect of UV light, electron beam and gamma irradiations of the capillary flow properties of LLDPE and LLDPE filled by SCR filler | ||||||||||
Author: | Hausnerová, Berenika; Honek, Tomáš; Sáha, Petr; Xu, Xi | ||||||||||
Document type: | Peer-reviewed article (English) | ||||||||||
Source document: | Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering. 2004, vol. 33, issue 7, p. 275-278 | ||||||||||
ISSN: | 1465-8011 (Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR) | ||||||||||
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Abstract: | The rheological properties of LLDPE were modified via irradiation technique in order to reduce or eliminate the unstable region (spurt) of the flow curve. Three different types of irradiation sources (gamma rays, electron beam and UV light) were used to introduce the oxygen containing groups into molecular chains of LLDPE, and consequently attain chains scission without any chemical additives, resulting in smooth flow without any evidence of instability. This was proved by FTIR and contact angle measurements. Further, irradiation treatment should lead to rising polarity of PE, and thus to increased adhesion between the polymer and polar fillers. Therefore, LLDPE filled by sericite-tridymite-cristobalite (STC) was taken under investigation. Although, the viscosity changes were rather negligible, the positive effect was seen during mixing, where torque necessary to disperse powder homogeneously in the polymer melt was dramatically reduced, especially in case of gamma-irradiated samples. | ||||||||||
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