A novel technology to manufacture biodegradable polylactide bead foam products

Materials and Design

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 413-421

  Nofar, Mohammadreza ^a   Ameli, Aboutaleb ^b   Park, Chul B ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bead foaming; Crystallization; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; MANUFACTURE; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; EXPANSION RATIO; FOAMING TECHNOLOGY; HIGH MELTING POINT; LOW DENSITY FOAM; MANUFACTURING METHODS; POLY LACTIDE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84941283196     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.06.052     Document Type: Article

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