Preparation of microcellular cross-linked polyethylene foams by a radiation and supercritical carbon dioxide approach

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 281-289

  Xing, Zhe ^a,b   Wu, Guozhong ^b   Huang, Shirong ^a   Chen, Shimou ^b   Zeng, Hongyan ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cross linking; LDPE; Microcellular foam; Radiation; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOAMS; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

CROSS-LINKING; LDPE; MICROCELLULAR FOAM; RADIATION; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

EID: 53649099788     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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