Poly(ethylene terephthalate) foams: Correlation between the polymer properties and the foaming process

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-35

  Sorrentino, L ^a   Di Maio, E ^b   Iannace, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blowing agents; Macroporous polymers; Morphology; Polyesters; Processing

Indexed keywords

BATCH-FOAMING PROCESS; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DIFFUSIVITIES; EQUATION OF STATE; EXPANSION TESTS; FOAM PROCESSING; FOAMABILITY; FOAMING PROCESS; GAS SORPTION; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW DENSITY; MACROPOROUS POLYMERS; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION BALANCE; MOLTEN POLYMERS; MOLTEN STATE; POLYMER PROPERTIES; PRESSURE-VOLUME-TEMPERATURES; PROCESSING WINDOWS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SANCHEZ-LACOMBE; SATURATION PRESSURE; SORPTION ISOTHERMS; SORPTION TESTS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

BOTTLES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; ESTERS; ETHYLENE; GLASS TRANSITION; METALLIC GLASS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RHEOLOGY; SORPTION; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BLOWING AGENTS;

ABSORPTION ISOTHERM; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; FOAM; MELTING POINT; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMER PROPERTY; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 75449109821     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.31427     Document Type: Article

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