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Radiation Modification of Adhesion Properties of Waste Plastics

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Changes in the adhesive characteristics of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, and polycarbonate films and powders as a result of irradiation with 3-MeV electrons in air have been studied. Radiolytic oxidation forms polar groups on the surface of the plastics and thus increases the surface hydrophilicity. At a dose of 100 kGy, the contact angle decreases by 6° for polyvinyl chloride and by 20° for polyethylene. The radiation-induced improvement in adhesion is mainly due to an increase in the polar component of surface energy. For polypropylene, the adhesion increases by a factor of 2.5. The use of irradiated polypropylene powder in epoxy compositions improves their stress–strain characteristics.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to the Center for Shared Use of Instrumental Research Methods at the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences for the equipment provided.

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The work was performed within the framework of the Russian Academy of Sciences project no. AAAA-A18-118011190130-0 and under the IAEA international program “Recycling of Polymer Waste for Structural and Non-Structural Materials by Using Ionizing Radiation.”

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    A. S. Vcherashnyaya, M. V. Mikhailova, A. V. Shapagin, A. A. Poteryaev, V. Yu. Stepanenko & A. V. Ponomarev

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Vcherashnyaya, A.S., Mikhailova, M.V., Shapagin, A.V. et al. Radiation Modification of Adhesion Properties of Waste Plastics. High Energy Chem 55, 295–299 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018143921040159

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