RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFTING OF ALLYL ALCOHOL ONTO ORIENTED HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

Authors
AUSTIN ME BUSFIELD WK POMERY PJ
Citation
Me. Austin et al., RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFTING OF ALLYL ALCOHOL ONTO ORIENTED HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE, European Polymer Journal, 31(7), 1995, pp. 683-687
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
European Polymer Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00143057
Volume
31
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
683 - 687
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-3057(1995)31:7<683:RGOAAO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
High density polyethylene tapes and fibres have been grafted with ally l alcohol by vapour phase radiation-induced graft polymerization. Graf ting was confirmed by FTIR, XPS and a dye assay. The ratio of surface to bulk grafted hydroxyl groups was higher for gel spun fibre as compa red to natural draw ratio tape. ESR indicates that allyl alcohol react s with polyethylene radicals during irradiation but termination is too rapid for the nature of any new radicals to be identified.