Preparation of microcellular polystyrene/polyethylene alloy foams by supercritical CO2 foaming and analysis by X-ray microtomography

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 82, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-55

  Xing, Zhe ^a,b   Wang, Mouhua ^a   Du, Guohao ^a   Xiao, Tiqiao ^a   Liu, Weihua ^a   Qiang, Dou ^a   Wu, Guozhong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Microcellular foam; Polyethylene; Polymer alloy; Polystyrene; Supercritical carbon dioxide; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

FOAMING TEMPERATURE; MICROCELLULAR FOAMS; POLYMER ALLOYS; SATURATION PRESSURE; STYRENE ETHYLENE BUTYLENE STYRENES; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

ALLOYS; BOND (MASONRY); CARBON DIOXIDE; CYTOLOGY; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

CELLS;

EID: 84880007854     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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