Preparation of low density carbon foams by foaming molten sucrose using an aluminium nitrate blowing agent

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1999-2009

  Narasimman, R ^a   Prabhakaran, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ALUMINIUM NITRATES; CARBON FOAM; CELL SIZE; CELL WALLS; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CONDENSATION PRODUCT; GAS BUBBLE; GRAPHITE STRUCTURES; HYDROXYL GROUPS; LOW DENSITY; MELT VISCOSITIES; ORGANIC FOAMS; SETTING TIME; TURBOSTRATIC; WATER VAPOUR;

ALUMINA; BLOWING AGENTS; CARBONIZATION; COALESCENCE; FOAMS; NITRATES; PYROLYSIS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84856692841     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.12.058     Document Type: Article

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