Effects of process variables on microcellular structure and crystallization of polypropylene foams with supercritical CO2 as the foaming agent - A study of microcellular foaming of polypropylene

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 885-891

  Zhang, Ping ^a,b   Zhou, Nanqiao ^b   Li, Bing ^b  

^a GuangDong Polytechnic Nomal University   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Microcellular foaming; Polypropylene (PP); Supercritical CO2

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOAMS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MELTING POINT;

CRYSTALLINITY; FOAMING TEMPERATURE; MICROCELLULAR FOAMING; POLYPROPYLENE FOAMS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOAMS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MELTING POINT; POLYPROPYLENES;

CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOAM; MELTING POINT; POLYPROPYLENE; PRESSURE; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 34548382575     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550701280273     Document Type: Article

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