Foaming of amorphous polymers and blends in supercritical CO2: Solubility versus block copolymers addition

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 535-548

  Reglero, Jose Antonio ^a,b   Viot, Philippe ^c   Dumon, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

Author keywords

amorphous polymers; block copolymers; microcellular foaming; solubility; supercritical CO2

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLUBILITY; STYRENE;

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; DEPRESSURIZATION RATE; METHYL METHACRYLATES; MICROCELLULAR FOAMING; SATURATION PRESSURE; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SUPERCRITICAL CO2; SUPERCRITICAL CO2 (SCCO2);

GAS FOAMING;

EID: 82955163877     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X11415925     Document Type: Article

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