Batch foaming of chain extended PLA with supercritical CO2: Influence of the rheological properties and the process parameters on the cellular structure

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 177-188

  Corre, Yves Marie ^a,b   Maazouz, Abderrahim ^a,b   Duchet, Jannick ^a,b   Reignier, Joël ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Batch foaming; Chain extension; Crystallization; Poly (lactic acid); Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

BATCH FOAMING; BATCH PROCESS; CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CHAIN EXTENSION; CONCOMITANT EFFECTS; FOAMING TEMPERATURE; MACRO SCALE; MELT RHEOLOGY; MELT STRENGTH; MELT VISCOSITIES; MICRO-SCALES; POLY (LACTIC ACID); PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESSING WINDOWS; REACTIVE EXTRUSION PROCESS; RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CO;

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; BLOWING AGENTS; BODY FLUIDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; LACTIC ACID; RHEOLOGY; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; VISCOSITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79959976463     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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