Polymeric Foams ― Technology and Developments in Regulation, Process, and Products

With contributions from European and other authors around the world, this book details developments in blowing agents, process optimization, specialty foam development, and current trends in the field. After a historical perspective on foam development, chapters cover blowing agent evolution and its role in foam extrusion and injection molding, give examples of sustainable foam development, and describe novel foam products such as nanocomposite foam and energy security foam. Endothermic chemical foaming and nucleation agents, foam extrusion using carbon dioxide as a blowing agent, and new material developments from the nitrogen autoclave process are some specific chapter topics under investigation. The book will be of interest to industrial practitioners, researchers, academic faculty, and graduate students. Lee, a foam extrusion researcher, is co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cellular Plastics. Scholz is a foam and plastics processing consultant. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)