A Review of CO2 Applications in the Processing of Polymers

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 6431-6456

  Tomasko, David L ^a   Li, Hongbo ^a   Liu, Dehua ^a   Han, Xiangmin ^a   Wingert, Maxwell J ^a   Lee, L James ^a   Koelling, Kurt W ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; IMPREGNATION; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMERS;

PARTICLE FORMATION;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; POLYMER;

SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE;

FOAMING; INJECTION; MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PROCESS DESIGN; REVIEW;

EID: 0346186265     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030199z     Document Type: Review

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