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Structural modifications in an irradiated ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer

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Extraction experiments and calorimetric measurements have been performed, on a commercial ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer irradiated in the dose range 0–20 Mrad.

The results support the idea that crosslinking predominates over chain scission at small irradiation doses and all together is the main effect in the explored dose range.

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  1. Istituto di Ingegneria Chimica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    G. Spadaro, S. Piccarolo, S. Canto & D. Acierno

  2. Istituto di Applicazioni ed Impianti Nucleari, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    E. Calderaro

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Spadaro, G., Piccarolo, S., Canto, S. et al. Structural modifications in an irradiated ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer. Polymer Bulletin 6, 611–615 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255163

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