Showing papers in "Cellular Polymers in 2018"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the production of cellular polymer films using extrusion blowing to impose biaxial stretching on the cellular structure while processing, and the materials selected are linear low-de...
Abstract: This work presents the production of cellular polymer films using extrusion blowing to impose biaxial stretching on the cellular structure while processing. The materials selected are linear low-de...
19 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a simple method is presented to produce ground tire rubber (GTR) -linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) compounds and foams via rotational molding.
Abstract: In this work, a simple method is presented to produce ground tire rubber (GTR) -linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) compounds and foams via rotational molding. In particular, different GTR conc...
13 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of repeated reprocessing of polystyrene on its polymeric properties and on its microcellular, foaming behavior was investigated and shown to be significant.
Abstract: In this article, the general-purpose polystyrene was reprocessed four times The effect of repeated reprocessing of polystyrene on its polymeric properties and on its microcellular, foaming behavio
12 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a continuous method without any solvent is proposed to produce porous hollow fibers for membrane (HFM) applications, in which linear low-density polyethylene was combined with azodicarbonamide.
Abstract: A continuous method without any solvent is proposed to produce porous hollow fibers for membrane (HFM) applications. In this case, linear low-density polyethylene was combined with azodicarbonamide...
9 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the cellular morphology of polypropylene (PP)/calcium carbonate (CaCO3) composite films was optimized with respect to piezoelectric cellular films criteria.
Abstract: In this work, the cellular morphology of polypropylene (PP)/calcium carbonate (CaCO3) composite films was optimized with respect to piezoelectric cellular films criteria To do this, a series of PP
6 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical model based on the fiber buckling theory was established to predict the compression strength of a new type of syntactic foam reinforced by a fiber buckled fiber.
Abstract: In this study, a theoretical model based on the fiber buckling theory was established to predict the compression strength of a new type of syntactic foam, namely the syntactic foam reinforced by th...
5 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the possibility of using recycled biodegradable material as a cellular material with a reduced weight using an experimental study on the influence of recycling on t
Abstract: The aim of the work is to demonstrate the possibility of using recycled biodegradable material as a cellular material with a reduced weight An experimental study on the influence of recycling on t
5 citations
TL;DR: Without modifying existing part and mold designs, the conventional microcellular injection molding (MIM) process can typically save about 5-10% material without encountering problems such as incomp incompatibility.
Abstract: Without modifying existing part and mold designs, the conventional microcellular injection molding (MIM) process can typically save about 5–10% material without encountering problems such as incomp...
3 citations
TL;DR: In this article, high performance poly(lactic acid) (PLA) foam has been recognized as a promising material because of its biodegradability and low flexibility and foamability.
Abstract: High-performance poly(lactic acid) (PLA) foam has been recognized as a promising material because of its biodegradability. However, low flexibility and foamability of PLAs has limited its use in di...
1 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a method for producing porous castings from polymer dispersion with wood flour is described, in which the aqueous disentangles are replaced by wood flour.
Abstract: This work presents an innovative method for producing porous castings from polymer dispersion with wood flour. The method described for forming porous castings from blends, in which the aqueous dis...