Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2006

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This 8th international conference was dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber. Foamed materials are being enhanced to replace dense solid polymers, reducing weight and costs. Chemical & environmental legislation is constantly changing and the foams industry is adapting to meet demands.

Do you know about the latest developments? If you are working with polymer foams and need to be at the cutting edge of research, these conference proceedings are for you.

Contents

SESSION 1. BLOWING AGENTS

• Paper 1 The usage of chemical foaming agents in technical polymers Mirco Gröseling & Jan-Erik Wegner, Clariant Masterbatches (Deutschland) GmbH, Germany
• Paper 2 Chemical blowing agents - properties and applications Dr Lars Wahlen, Lehmann & Voss & Co. KG, Germany
• Paper 3 Expandable microspheres as foaming agent in thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers Lena Jönsson, Expancel, Sweden

SESSION 2. BLOWING GASES AND POLYURETHANE FOAMS

• Paper 4 Overview on methylal's use as a blowing agent for polyurethane foams Michel Beaujean, Lambiotte & Cie SA, Belgium
• Paper 5 A revolutionary yet economical new blowing agent John Murphy, Foam Supplies Inc., USA and Dennis Jones, BOC Ltd., UK
• Paper 6 HFC blown PUR in thermal insulation of existing building stock - an eco-efficiency study Michael Marhold & Christoph Meurer, Solvay Fluor GmbH, Germany
• Paper 7 Rigid polyurethane foams blown under microwave irradiation Aleksander Prociak, Dariusz Bogdal, Jan Pielichowski & Jaroslaw Dziadczyk, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

SESSION 3. BIODEGRADABLE FOAMS

• Paper 8 Extrusion foaming of poly(lactic acid) blown with CO2: toward 100% green material Joël Reignier, Richard Gendron & Dr Michel Champagne, Industrial Materials Institute, Canada
• Paper 9 Cellular structure of biodegradable nanocomposite foams Carlo Marrazzo & Dr Ernesto Di Maio, University of Naples Federico II & Salvatore Iannace, Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials (IMCB-CNR), Italy

SESSION 4. PVC-U FOAM TECHNOLOGY

• Paper 10 Cellular PVC-U: current technology and future challenges Dr Noreen Thomas, Loughborough University, UK

SESSION 5. PEBAX FOAM

• Paper 11 Unique properties of non PO foams in general and polyetheramide in particular and the possibilities in roll foams Dr. Ir. Remco Willemse, Sekisui Alveo BV, The Netherlands

SESSION 6. POLYOLEFIN FOAM ADDITIVES

• Paper 12 Influence of catalyst scavengers on the foam structure of extruded PP foams Karl Audenaerde & Johannes Lorenz, Kabelwerk Eupen AG, Belgium & Chul B. Park, Seong Gi Kim, Wanrudee Kaewmesri & Jantrawan Pumchusak, University of Toronto, Canada
• Paper 13 The effect of talcum particle diameter on the structure of PE foam sheets Walter Michaeli & Holger Schumacher, Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University (IKV), Germany

SESSION 7. INJECTION MOULDING AND EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY

• Paper 14 New developments in foam injection molding Christian Schlummer & Sasan Habibi-Naini, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd, Switzerland
• Paper 15 Screw fastening performance with microcellular foam Dipl.-Ing. Uwe Kolshorn, Trexel GmbH, Germany
• Paper 16 Direct gassing by extrusion using environment-friendly blowing agents Joachim Meyke, Berstorff GmbH, Germany

SESSION 8. POLYOLEFIN FOAMS

• Paper 17 Innovative manufacture of olefin foams Alexander E.S. Clarke, Alan Nesbitt, Richard J. Day & Geoffrey L.A. Sims, School of Materials & Zhipeng Wu, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, UK
• Paper 18 Tailor made polyolefin foams: an answer to customers€ requirements M.A. Rodriguez-Perez, M. Alvarez-Lainez, J.L. Ruiz-Herrero & J.A. de Saja, University of Valladolid, Spain
• Paper 19 Extending PP's foamability through tailored melt strength and crystallisation kinetics Jin Wang & Chul B. Park, University of Toronto, Canada & Manfred Stadlbauer, Rick Folland & Wilhelmina Pirgov, Borealis GmbH, Austria
• Paper 20 Effect of recycling on polymer foaming Eddy Twite Kabamba & Denis Rodrigue, Laval University, Canada

SESSION 9. STUDIES ON FOAMING PROCESSES

• Paper 21 Thermodynamics of the blowing agent and structure development in polymeric foams Professor J.T. Lindt, University of Pittsburgh, USA
• Paper 22 Time resolved bubble nucleation in polymer foams Timothy J. Francis, Erik Waßner, Jens Rieger, Andre Moreira, Peter Schuler & Pedro Lopez, BASF AG, Germany
• Paper 23 Methods for the analysis of foam structures Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Walter Michaeli & Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Tondorf, Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University (IKV), Germany
• Paper 24 Foaming analysis of extruded PP/PS interpolymer Leonard Kareko, Dr Shau-Tarng Lee, Dr N.S. Ramesh & Kevin Lee, Sealed Air Corporation, USA