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Radiation Crosslinking for the Cable, Rubber and Healthcare Products Industry

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Radiation Effects in Polymeric Materials

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Review on application of radiation for processing of polymers is presented. The radiation sources like gamma irradiators, electron accelerators and accelerator-based e−/X systems are shortly discussed. Then, the basic information regarding physical and chemical processes undergoing in the irradiated polymers is presented. Finally, the application of radiation technology in cable, rubber and healthcare industry is reviewed; the well-established technologies exist nowadays and are being applied more widely all over the world.

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Abbreviations

PE:

Polyethylene

PP:

Polypropylene

PS:

Polystyrene

PET:

Polyethylene terephthalate

PFA:

Perfluoroalkoxy alkanes

POM:

Polyoxymethylene

PVC:

Polyvinylchloride

PMMA:

Polymethylmethacrylate

PBT:

Polybutylene terephthalate

ABS:

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

PA:

Polyamides

PPA:

Polyphthalamide

PSU:

Polysulfone

PPSU:

Polyphenylsulfone

PEI:

Polyethylenimine

PES:

Polyethersulfone

PPS:

Polyphenylene sulfide

SAN:

Styrene acrylonitrile

PI:

Polyimides

PAI:

Polyamide-imides

PEK:

Polyether ketone

PEEK:

Polyether ether ketone

LCP:

Liquid crystal polymer

COC:

Cyclic olefin copolymer

PC:

Polycarbonate

PPO:

Poly(phenylene oxide)

TPE:

Thermoplastic elastomers

LD:

Low density

MD:

Medium density

HI:

High impact

HDT:

Heat distortion temperature

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s (EU) Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under ARIES Grant Agreement No. 730871 and by Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) and co-financed by project 3697/H2020/2017/2.

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Chmielewski, A.G. (2019). Radiation Crosslinking for the Cable, Rubber and Healthcare Products Industry. In: Kumar, V., Chaudhary, B., Sharma, V., Verma, K. (eds) Radiation Effects in Polymeric Materials. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05770-1_12

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