Handbook of Foaming and Blowing Agents provides useful guidance to assist practitioners in the more efficient and effective selection of foaming methods and blowing agents. The book focuses on the selection of additives for a diverse range of foaming processes, which can be enhanced using modern chemical means to improve product quality, speed up the process, and broaden the range of products that can be produced using foaming technology.
Foamed polymers have many beneficial properties, including lower density, high heat and sound insulation, and shock absorbency. Foamed plastic parts are now a ubiquitous part of everyday life—from food packaging to seat cushions. As the application of foamed polymers expands and diversifies, a variety of foaming techniques and equipment are available to produce very diverse range of products.
Foaming methods are generally established, but very little is known about the composition of materials to be processed and the additives to enhance foam products or make the foam production more economical. The book introduces useful analytical techniques for foaming, and thoroughly discusses the environmental impact of foaming processes.
1. Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: CHEMICAL ORIGIN OF BLOWING AGENTS - p. 2 3. Chapter 3: MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF BLOWING AGENTS - p. 28 4. Chapter 4: DISPERSION AND SOLUBILITY OF BLOWING AGENTS - p. 43 5. Chapter 5: PARAMETERS OF FOAMING - p. 49 6. Chapter 6: FOAM STABILIZATION - p. 69 7. Chapter 7: FOAMING EFFICIENCY MEASURES - p. 77 8. Chapter 8: MORPHOLOGY OF FOAMS - p. 82 9. Chapter 9: FOAMING IN DIFFERENT PROCESSING METHODS - p. 102 10. Chapter 10: SELECTION OF FOAMING AND BLOWING AGENTS FOR DIFFERENT POLYMERS - p. 121 11. Chapter 11: ADDITIVES - p. 177 12. Chapter 12: EFFECT OF FOAMING ON PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FOAMS - p. 194 13. Chapter 13: ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES USEFUL IN FOAMING - p. 217 14. Chapter 14: HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOAMING PROCESSES - p. 225 15. INDEX - p. 229
Handbook of Foaming and Blowing Agents provides useful guidance to assist practitioners in the more efficient and effective selection of foaming methods and blowing agents. The book focuses on the selection of additives for a diverse range of foaming processes, which can be enhanced using modern chemical means to improve product quality, speed up the process, and broaden the range of products that can be produced using foaming technology.
Foamed polymers have many beneficial properties, including lower density, high heat and sound insulation, and shock absorbency. Foamed plastic parts are now a ubiquitous part of everyday life—from food packaging to seat cushions. As the application of foamed polymers expands and diversifies, a variety of foaming techniques and equipment are available to produce very diverse range of products.
Foaming methods are generally established, but very little is known about the composition of materials to be processed and the additives to enhance foam products or make the foam production more economical. The book introduces useful analytical techniques for foaming, and thoroughly discusses the environmental impact of foaming processes.
1. Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: CHEMICAL ORIGIN OF BLOWING AGENTS - p. 2 3. Chapter 3: MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF BLOWING AGENTS - p. 28 4. Chapter 4: DISPERSION AND SOLUBILITY OF BLOWING AGENTS - p. 43 5. Chapter 5: PARAMETERS OF FOAMING - p. 49 6. Chapter 6: FOAM STABILIZATION - p. 69 7. Chapter 7: FOAMING EFFICIENCY MEASURES - p. 77 8. Chapter 8: MORPHOLOGY OF FOAMS - p. 82 9. Chapter 9: FOAMING IN DIFFERENT PROCESSING METHODS - p. 102 10. Chapter 10: SELECTION OF FOAMING AND BLOWING AGENTS FOR DIFFERENT POLYMERS - p. 121 11. Chapter 11: ADDITIVES - p. 177 12. Chapter 12: EFFECT OF FOAMING ON PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FOAMS - p. 194 13. Chapter 13: ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES USEFUL IN FOAMING - p. 217 14. Chapter 14: HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOAMING PROCESSES - p. 225 15. INDEX - p. 229
