• Ionizing Radiation and Polymers; Principles, Technology, and Applications (Hardback) 9781455778812
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Ionizing Radiation and Polymers
Principles, Technology, and Applications

A practical guide to ionizing radiation and its effects on plastics and polymers, providing engineers and scientists with the scientific knowledge and practical knowhow to select and implement radiation-based technologies in applications as diverse as coatings, sterilization, electron-beam curing, laser joining, toughening, and radiation resistant materials

Jiri George Drobny (Author)

9781455778812, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 29 November 2012

320 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.65 kg

Radiation processing is widely employed in plastics engineering to enhance the physical properties of polymers, such as chemical resistance, surface properties, mechanical and thermal properties, particle size reduction, melt properties, material compatibility, fire retardation, etc.

Drobny introduces readers to the science of ionizing radiation and its effects on polymers, and explores the technologies available and their current and emerging applications.

The resulting book is a valuable guide for a wide range of plastics engineers employing ionizing radiation for polymer treatment in a range of sectors including packaging, aerospace, defense, medical devices and energy applications. Radiation resistant polymers are also explored.

  1. Structure of Polymers

  2. Radiation Types and Sources

  3. Ionizing Radiation

    1. Gamma Rays

    2. Electron Beam Radiation

    3. X-rays

    4. Ion Beam Radiation

    5. Lasers

  4. Fundamentals of Radiation Chemistry

    1. Effects of radiation on organic materials

  5. Parameters and Units Used in Ionizing Radiation

  6. Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Polymers

  7. Radiation Induced Reactions

    1. Cross-linking

    2. Polymerization

    3. Grafting

    4. Surface Modification

  8. Radiation Resistance of Polymers

    1. Energy Scavenging

    2. Radical Scavenging

  9. Industrial Applications of Ionizing Radiation-Overview

    1. Coatings

    2. Sterilization

    3. Ion Implantation

    4. Surface modification including compatibilization

    5. Methods of Joining Plastics (Laser, IR etc )

    6. Toughening of Plastics by Radiation.

  10. Safety and Hygiene

  11. New Developments and Trends

Subject Areas: Other manufacturing technologies [TDP], Plastics & polymers technology [TDCP], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC]
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