| Abstract: | Polypropylene films were irradiated with 60Co γ-rays in divinylsulfone (DVS) or butadiene (BD) gases. The variations of the intrinsic viscosities of the samples irradiated in vacuum or in DVS with dose showed usual patterns but the variation of the latter was somewhat more rapid. The intrinsic viscosity of the sample irradiated in BD could not be measured due to the early appearance of gel. The gel fraction of the sample irradiated in DVS appeared at lower dose than that irradiated in vacuum, but the former did not increase as much as the latter. The gel fraction of the sample irradiated in BD increased remarkably. The concentrations of the two kinds of double bonds increased in the sample irradiated in BD but levelled off gradually with dose. ESR study showed that the polypropylene radical reacted with DVS to form anisotropic radicals. The mechanisms of the effects of both reagents on irradiation of polypropylene were discussed. |
