Thermo-Catalytic Polymerisation in Wood
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hodgins, J. W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Juneja, Subhash Chander | |
| dc.contributor.department | Chemistry | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-22T17:36:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-10-22T17:36:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1967-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | <p> An experimental investigation of polymerisation of several monomers in wood was performed using free radical initiators such as benzoyl peroxide and 2-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile. The most promising comonomer system appeared to be styrene and acrylonitrile. As a result of copolymerisation of styrene and acrylonitrile in the cell cavities of wood, many improvements in physical properties of wood resulted. The improvement in physical properties of wood containing thermo-catalytically copolymerised styrene and acrylonitrile was found to be better than those of radiation initiated graft copolymerised wood. Thermo-catalytically produced wood polymer combinations showed as much improvement in physical properties as shown by those produced by radiation initiation without the use of swelling agents.</p> | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Science (MSc) | en_US |
| dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/18460 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | thermo-catalytic, polymerisation, monomers, wood | en_US |
| dc.title | Thermo-Catalytic Polymerisation in Wood | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |