Vn. Aderikha et al., ON RELATION BETWEEN MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES AND MOLECULAR MOBILITY OF POLYETHYLENE BY THERMOOXIDATION, Doklady Akademii nauk BSSR, 38(4), 1994, pp. 56-59
ESR technique involving the use of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-oxipiperidine
-1-oxyl probe radical was applied to monitor changes in PE oxidized at
various temperatures. The data obtained show the correlation between
molecular chain mobility and mechanical properties of the polymer. The
possibilities of the method application for evaluating polymer life u
nder thermal oxidation are discussed.