Supercritical carbon dioxide as a green solvent for processing polymer melts: Processing aspects and applications

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-43

  Nalawade, Sameer P ^a   Picchioni, Francesco ^a   Janssen, L P B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blending; Composites; Equation of state; Foaming; Particle production; Polymer modification; Polymerization; Solubility; Supercritical CO2; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MELTING; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PLASTICIZERS; POLYMERIZATION; VISCOSITY;

FOAMING; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; POLYMER MODIFICATION; SUPERCRITICAL CO2;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

EID: 31344440102     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2005.08.002     Document Type: Review

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