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6618362 
Journal Article 
THE ROLE OF INORGANIC SALTS IN ACCELERATING THE RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFTING OF STYRENE TO CELLULOSE AND POLYETHYLENE 
Garnett, JL; Jankiewicz, SV; Long, MA; Sangster, DF; , 
1985 
1 
Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Letters Edition
ISSN: 0360-6384 
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC 
NEW YORK 
23 
11 
563-566 
English 
WOS:A1985AVB2700003 
A new group of additives, namely certain inorganic salts, have been found to enhance radiation grafting yields. In the current experiments, styrene has been utilized as representative monomer with low-density polyethylene and cellulose as typical backbone polymers. Lithium perchlorate and nitrate are used as salts because of their suitable solubility characteristics in the grafting solution. Enhancement in radiation grafting yields with such backbone polymers is now possible by utilizing the salts.