Title: High pressure effect on polyethylene crosslinking initiated by benzoyl peroxide
Abstract: High pressure effects (300, 600, and 800 MPa) on polyethylene crosslinking initiated by benzoyl peroxide have been studied at 120°C. An increase in pressure leads to a decrease in yield of the insoluble gel; the yields at 300, 600, and 800 MPa were respectively 96, 86, and 79%. With increasing pressure the rate of polyethylene crosslinking decreases and the rate of benzoyl peroxide decomposition at 300, 600, 800 MPa can be anticipated from the time of crosslinking. The activation volume ΔV‡=9.1 cm3mol−1 was determined for benzoyl peroxide decomposition on polyethylene at 120°C.
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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