Role of processing temperature in polystyrene and polycarbonate foaming with carbon dioxide

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 7107-7116

  Wong, Anson ^a   Leung, Siu N ^a   Li, Gary Y G ^a   Park, Chul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYCARBONATES; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLYMERIC FOAMING SYSTEMS; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE;

FOAMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOAMS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 35948949767     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070551z     Document Type: Article

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