A direct method for evaluating polymer foamability

Polymer Testing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-123

  Yu, Chenyang ^a   Wang, Ya ^a   Wu, Bingtian ^a   Li, Wenguang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evaluate; Foamability; Gas foaming; LDPE; LLDPE; Method

Indexed keywords

EVALUATE; FOAMABILITY; GAS FOAMING; LDPE; LLDPE; METHOD;

BLOWING AGENTS; FOAMS; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYETHYLENES; RESINS; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMOPLASTICS;

RATING;

EID: 78649748626     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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