Industrial applications of principles of green chemistry
Cross-linked polyethylene has higher upper use temperature than normal polyethylene and is used as an insulating material for electricity carrying cables and hot water pipes. The most common method of inducing crosslinks is by reaction with silanes. After incorporation of silanes into polyethylene a...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44776 |