Qu BJ (2001) Recent developments in photoinitiated crosslinking of polyethylene and its industrial applications. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 19(2), 189-207. [In English]

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polyethylene, enhanced photocrosslinking systems, morphological, structures and properties, photo- and thermooxidation stability, photocrosslinked XLPE insulated wire and cable, low-density polyethylene, photo-cross-linking, epdm elastomers, photocrosslinked polyethylene, acrylic-monomers, crystallization, morphology, oxidation, fractions, networks

Abstract: The recent developments in the photoinitiated cross-linking of polyethylene and the significant breakthrough of its industrial application are reviewed. The enhanced photo-initiation system, the dynamics of photoinitiated crosslinking, the optimum conditions, the crystal morphological structures and related properties, and the photo- and thermo-oxidation stability of photocrosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) materials have been elucidated systematically. A new technique for producing photocrosslinked XLPE-insulated wire and cable is described in detail. It can be expected that the future applications of photocrosslinking technique of polyolefins will be very promising.