Controlling sandwich-structure of PET microcellular foams using coupling of CO 2 diffusion and induced crystallization

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2512-2523

  Li, Dachao ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Zhao, Ling ^a   Yuan, Weikang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CO 2 diffusion; CO 2 induced crystallization; Coupling; PET microcellular foams; Sandwich structure

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS LAYER; AVRAMI EQUATIONS; CRYSTALLINE LAYERS; CRYSTALLINITY DISTRIBUTION; FICK'S SECOND LAW; FOAMING PROCESS; IN-SITU; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; INTRINSIC KINETICS; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION BALANCE; MICROCELLULAR; MICROCELLULAR FOAMS; MODEL COUPLING;

COUPLINGS; DIFFUSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SORPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84863566275     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12764     Document Type: Article

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