Fundamental mechanisms of cell nucleation in polypropylene foaming with supercritical carbon dioxide - Effects of extensional stresses and crystals

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-151

  Wong, Anson ^a   Guo, Yanting ^a,b   Parka, Chul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystals; Extensional stress; Foam; Foaming visualization; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLS; CRYSTALS; CYTOLOGY; DYNAMICS; FOAMS; NUCLEATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

DYNAMIC CONDITION; EXTENSIONAL STRAIN; EXTENSIONAL STRESS; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; PROCESSING STRATEGIES; STATIC CONDITIONS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84883654464     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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