Fabrication and characterization of polyetherimide nanofoams using supercritical CO 2

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-255

  Zhou, Changchun ^a   Vaccaro, Nicholas ^b   Sundarram, Sriharsha S ^a   Li, Wei ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

polyetherimide nanofoams; solid state foaming; specific strength; supercritical carbon dioxide; thermal resistivity

Indexed keywords

DUAL-MODE SORPTION; FOAM STRUCTURE; FOAMING PROCESS; FOAMING TEMPERATURE; GAS CONCENTRATION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MICROCELLULAR POLYMER FOAMS; MICROFOAMS; NANOFOAMS; NANOSCALED; POROUS STRUCTURES; PROCESS MAPS; RELATIVE DENSITY; SPECIFIC MODULUS; SPECIFIC STRENGTH; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CO; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION;

ETHERS; SORPTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

GAS FOAMING;

EID: 84860186646     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X12437984     Document Type: Article

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