Comparison of technology and new developments with hydrocarbon blown rigid foams shows a clear tendency to cyclopentane/hydrocarbon blends

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 70-85

  Altoe, Paulo ^a   Dean, G H ^a   Parenti, V ^a   Clavel, P ^a  

^a Dow Europe SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; PARAFFINS; POLYURETHANES;

CYCLOPENTANE; ISOBUTANE; ISOPENTANE;

RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033640226     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X0003600106     Document Type: Article

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