Nanocellular CO2 foaming of PMMA assisted by block copolymer nanostructuration

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 243, Issue , 2014, Pages 428-435

  Pinto, Javier ^a,b   Dumon, Michel ^b   Pedros, Matthieu ^b   Reglero, José ^b   Rodriguez Perez, Miguel Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Heterogeneous nucleation; Nanofoam

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION MECHANISM; NANO STRUCTURATION; NANO-FOAM; NUCLEATION EFFICIENCY; NUCLEATION MECHANISM; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); POLYBUTYL ACRYLATE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; ESTERS; GAS FOAMING; NUCLEATION; POLYMER BLENDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84893357851     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.01.021     Document Type: Article

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