Process-structure relationships in PCL foaming

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-52

  Marrazzo, Carlo ^a   Di Maio, Ernesto ^a   Iannace, Salvatore ^b   Nicolais, Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foaming; Model.; Nitrogen; PCL; Process variables

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FOAMING AGENT CONCENTRATION; PCL FOAMS; PROCESS VARIABLES;

BLOWING AGENTS;

EID: 37549030136     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X07079147     Document Type: Article

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