Radiation Processing of Polymer Materials and Its Industrial Applications (PDF)

Preface xiii Abbreviations xxiii 1 Basic Concepts of Radiation Processing 1 1.1 Radiation Sources 1 1.2 Radiation Chemistry of Polymers 15 1.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Radiation Processing 19 1.4 Engineering of Radiation Processing 20 2 Fundamentals of Radiation Crosslinking 26 2.1 Radiation Chemistry of Crosslinking 26 2.2 Crosslinking of Polymer 29 2.3 Estimation of G Value of Crosslinking 38 2.4 Factors Affecting Radiation Crosslinking 44 3 Enhancement of Radiation Crosslinking 71 3.1 Concept of Enhancement of Radiation Crosslinking 71 3.2 Increasing Number of Polymer Radicals 72 3.3 Increasing Recombination of Polymer Radicals 74 3.4 Filler Effect 87 3.5 Hybrid Crosslinking 91 3.6 Selection of Antioxidant 92 3.7 Advanced Radiation Crosslinking 93 4 Properties of Radiation Crosslinked Polymers 103 4.1 Radiation Crosslinked Rubbers 103 4.2 Radiation Crosslinked Plastics 111 4.3 Radiation Crosslinked PVC 124 4.4 Radiation Crosslinked Engineering Plastic 126 4.5 Radiation Crosslinked PTFE 128 5 Application of Radiation Crosslinking 134 5.1 Heat-Shrinkable Plastic Products 134 5.2 Plastic Foams 142 5.3 Wire and Cable 147 5.4 Polyethylene Pipe 153 5.5 Radial Tires 156 5.6 O-Rings 162 6 New Application of Radiation Crosslinking 166 6.1 Positive Temperature Coefficient Polymer Products 166 6.2 SiC-Based High Temperature Resistant Fibers 176 6.3 Artificial Joint 180 7 Chain Scission and Oxidation 201 7.1 Chemistry and General Technology 201 7.2 Synthetic Polymers 209 7.3 Cellulose and its Derivatives 224 7.4 Polymer Stability Concerns for Radiation Sterilization 230 8 Long-Chain Branching of Polymer Resins 248 8.1 Radiation Chemistry of Branching 248 8.2 Effects on Rheology 262 8.3 Processability Implications 266 8.4 Application Examples 267 9 Radiation Processing of Aqueous Polymer Systems 276 9.1 Radiation Chemistry of Aqueous Polymer Systems 276 9.2 Crosslinking of Polymer Dissolved in Water 277 9.3 Degradation of Polysaccharide Dissolved in Water 282 9.3.1

KEIZO MAKUUCHI is the Representative of EB System ConsultingOffice and an internationally renowned expert in the field ofradiation chemistry and radiation processing of polymers. Dr.Makuuchi worked for Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute and EBSystem Corporation for forty years. He has authored or coauthoredten books on radiation chemistry and has contributed to more than200 scientific publications.

SONG CHENG is the founder of Song Cheng International, aconsulting company. He has over fourteen years of extensiveexperience in radiation processing of polymer materials. Mr. Chengis the author of over twenty journal articles and is the inventorof six patents.

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