E-PBT - Bead foaming of poly(butylene terephthalate) by underwater pelletizing

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 475-487

  Koppl T ^a   Raps, D ^a   Altstadt V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bead foam; carbon dioxide; engineering thermoplastics; foam extrusion; underwater pelletizer

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; BUTENES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MOLDING; PELLETIZING;

ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS; FOAM EXTRUSION; INFLUENCE OF WATER; MOULDING TEMPERATURE; PELLETIZER; POLY(BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESSING PARAMETERS;

EXTRUSION;

EID: 84906776022     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X14528524     Document Type: Article

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