Combined Effects of Chemical and Microcellular Foaming on Foaming Characteristics of PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) in Injection Molding Process

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 455-460

  Seo, Jung Hwan ^a   Han, Jinwoo ^a   Lee, Kyung Soo ^a   Cha, Sung W ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene); Chemical blowing agent; Microcellular foaming process; PLA (Poly Lactic Acid)

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE; BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS; CHEMICAL FOAMING; COMBINED EFFECT; COMPARE AND ANALYZE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOAMING PROCESS; FOAMING TECHNOLOGY; GAS PARTICLES; INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS; MICROCELLULAR FOAMING; PHYSICAL FOAMING; PLASTIC PELLETS; PLASTIC PRODUCTION; POLY LACTIC ACID;

BLOWING AGENTS; BUTADIENE; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; EXPERIMENTS; INJECTION MOLDING; LACTIC ACID; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STYRENE;

GAS FOAMING;

EID: 84859903362     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.651239     Document Type: Article

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