Post-irradiation grafting of sodium styrene sulfonate (SSS) in the presence of acrylic acid (AA) has been investigated on polyethylene (PE) pre-exposed to gamma radiation at room temperature in the air. Special attention was paid to the effect of low molecular weight salt additives on the kinetics of graft copolymerization of SSS and AA. The presence of SSS links in the grafted PE copolymers wa...

Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (PE) filaments were reinforced with 2 wt.% of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The solution spinning method was used to produce both neat and reinforced PE filaments. Tensile tests and strain hardening through repeated loading-unloading cycles of the filaments revealed a spectacular contribution of the SWCNTs in enhancing the elastic properties, e...

Iodine transfer (co)polymerization (ITP) was employed to form polyethylene (PE) and poly(ethylene- co -vinyl acetate) (EVA). ITPs were conducted at 80 bar pressure of ethylene in dimethylcarbonate (DMC) 70°C using tri-...

Conducting polymers, because of their special properties, are used to introduce conductive polymeric composites. Also, clays have recently been used for preparation of polymer composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties. The aim of this work is to study the synergetic effect of the co-presence of conducting polyaniline and montmorillonite in the polyethylene matrix. Polyethylene ...

Conducting polymers, because of their special properties, are used to introduce conductive polymeric composites. Also, clays have recently been used for preparation of polymer composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties. The aim of this work is to study the synergetic effect of the co-presence of conducting polyaniline and montmorillonite in the polyethylene matrix. Polyethylene ...

The use of mulching in agriculture suppresses the weeds around crop plants, enhances nutrients status soil, controls soil structure and temperature, reduces water evaporation. Excessive low-density polyethylene mulches is contributing to accumulation high amounts plastic wastes, an environmental problem for agricultural ecosystems. Fragments from such wastes can be found soils, resources, organ...

table grapes (vitis vinifera l. cv. shahroodi) were stored for 45 days under modified atmospher packaging (map) with four gas combination treatments including gc1 (control or air), gc2 (10%co2+5%o2), gc3 (10%co2+15%o2) and gc4 (10%co2 + 60%o2) using two types of polymeric films pp (polypropylene) and pe (polyethylene) at 1oc and 80-90% rh. measurements were carried out after each 15 days at 1oc...

AkzoNobel’s range of organic peroxides for the crosslinking of elastomers and thermoplastics is the world’s largest, including a number of organic peroxides for the production of PEX-a pipes and tubes. Our products are marketed under the well-known trademark of Trigonox. When producing PE pipes and tubes, frequently high density polyethylene (HDPE) is used. To further improve the product proper...

Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to study the reorientation of single wall carbon nanotubes in a polyethylene matrix under the influence of a 25 T magnetic field. The simulations are based on a variant of velocity Verlet algorithm, which relaxes the Larmor time-step restriction while preserving second-order accuracy. Simulations reveal that the unfolding and reorganization of the ...

Extrusion coating is an established processing technology resulting in production of multilayer flexible structures. The operation involves melting of a thermoplastic to be applied onto a substrate such as paper (as shown in Figure 1). Polyethylene (PE) has been traditionally used for imparting properties such as water & grease resistance to the paper and in some cases barrier properties. This ...