RADIATION INITIATED COPOLYMERIZATION OF ALLYL 2,3 EPOXY PROPYL ETHER WITH ACRYLONITRILE AND METHYL METHACRYLATE AND THEIR POTENTIAL USE IN THE PRESERVATION OF WOODEN OBJECTS

摘要

Despite its various useful properties, wood also possesses some disadvantages. The wooden materials are weak against environmental attacks and mechanical shocks and don't possess dimensional as well as biological stabilities. The conservation of wooden objects against various deteriorating agents can best be achieved by proper selection of consolidant material. The crucial point is therefore the selection of a monomer or monomer mixture which can protect and consolidate the wood when polymerized in or whose polymer applied to it.