Foaming poly(methyl methacrylate) with an equilibrium mixture of carbon dioxide and isopropanol

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-130

  Gendron, Richard ^a   Mouline, Pierre ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Foam extrusion; Isopropanol; Nucleation; Poly(methyl methacrylate)

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOAMED PLASTICS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CELL NUCLEATION; ISOPROPANOL; PLASTICIZATION;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 1642306255     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X04041956     Document Type: Article

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