Polystyrene foams with inter-connected carbon particulate network

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 437-448

  Yen, Ying Chieh ^a,b   Lee, Tom ^c   Chiu, Debbie ^c   Chang, Feng Chih ^b   Lee, Ly James ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c LCY Group   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

carbon nanofibers (CNFs); composite; graphite; inter connected honeycomb like carbon particulate network; Polystyrene foams

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON NANOFIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GRAPHITE; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYSTYRENES;

BATCH FOAMING; CARBON PARTICLE; CARBON PARTICULATES; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYSTYRENE FOAMS;

FOAMS;

EID: 84906761784     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X14527102     Document Type: Article

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