Two-step micro cellular foaming of amorphous polymers in supercritical CO2

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Ruiz, Jose Antonio Reglero ^a   Marc Tallon, Jean ^a   Pedros, Matthieu ^a   Dumon, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Additives; Amorphous polymers; Microcellular foaming; Nanostructured; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AMORPHOUS CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; STYRENE; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; CHANGE OF TEMPERATURES; DEPRESSURIZATION RATE; METHYL METHACRYLATES; MICROCELLULAR FOAMING; NANO-STRUCTURED; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CO2 (SCCO2);

POLYMERS;

EID: 79953318969     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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