Bi-cellular foam structure of polystyrene from extrusion foaming process

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 539-553

  Lee, Kyung Min ^a   Lee, Eung K ^a   Kim, Seong G ^a   Park, Chul B ^a   Naguib, H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bi cellular foam; Silica.; Thermal conductivity; Water foaming

Indexed keywords

BI-CELLULAR FOAM; CELL SIZE; CELL VOLUME; CELLULAR FOAMS; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; EXTRUSION FOAMING PROCESS; FOAM CELLS; FOAMING BEHAVIOR; FOAMING PROCESS; HEAT INSULATION PROPERTY; N-BUTANE; NUCLEATING AGENTS; POLYSTYRENE FOAMS; WATER-BLOWING;

BUTANE; EXTRUSION; FOAMED PLASTICS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; POLYSTYRENES; SILICA; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS;

BLOWING AGENTS;

EID: 71049194340     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X09343632     Document Type: Article

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