A novel system design for continuous processing of plastic/wood-fiber composite foams with improved cell morphology

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 367-383

  Rizvi, Ghaus M ^a   Pop Iliev, Remon ^a   Park, Chul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; EXTRUDERS; EXTRUSION; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PURGING;

CASCADE DEVOLATIZING TANDEM SYSTEM; CELL MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC WOOD-FIBER COMPOSITE FOAMS; VOLUME EXPANSION RATIOS;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0036766441     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X02038005786     Document Type: Article

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