Polymer processing radiation-chemical methods, advantages

IMPREGNATION OF SOFT SOUND WOOD WITH MONOMERS, which are then polymerized in situ by 7 radiation, was a method used in many laboratories during the 1960s in an effort to obtain wood-plastic composites. The process was attractive in two respects there was a large choice of consolidants, and radiation-induced polymerization had many advantages. Various vinyl monomers are cured by 7 rays. By proper selection of the polymer or copolymer, materials can be tailor made for specific applications. The radiation process presents several advantages over the chemically catalyzed polymerization of monomers in wood. 

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