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The irradiation of vinyl monomers in the presence of paraffin waxes
Author(s) -
Thomas A. C.,
Du Plessis T. A.,
Oosterhuis Anne,
Oosterhuis Henriëtte
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1973.070170817
Subject(s) - wax , monomer , grafting , irradiation , materials science , paraffin wax , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer , composite material , physics , nuclear physics , engineering
The radiation‐induced grafting of a series of monomers onto a wide range of paraffin waxes was attempted. Although no grafting could be achieved and only homopolymers were formed, the rates of homopolymerization were greatly enhanced in the presence of the wax. This phenomenon is ascribed to processes of energy transfer from the irradiated wax to the monomer.