Low density microcellular foam processing in extrusion using CO2

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1812-1823

  Park, Chul B ^a   Behravesh, Amir H ^a   Venter, Ronald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COALESCENCE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXTRUSION; POLYSTYRENES;

HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENES; VOLUME EXPANSION RATIO;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032206919     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10351     Document Type: Article

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