Effects of the die geometry on the expansion of polystyrene foams blown with carbon dioxide

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 3329-3336

  Xu, Xiang ^a   Park, Chul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Foam extrusion; Melt; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIES;

DIE GEOMETRIES; DIFFUSION; EXPANSION RATIO; EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE; FOAM EXTRUSION; MELT; NUCLEATION; POLYSTYRENE FOAMS;

FOAMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPANSION; FOAM; POLYSTYRENE;

EID: 49549107984     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.28274     Document Type: Article

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