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Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2003



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The fifth Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes Conference was held in Munich, Germany and was dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber.

The two day international conference brought together major blowing agent manufacturers and suppliers, foaming process providers and academia to present an insight into the latest industrial progress and research for foam generation.

Reports were presented on new injection moulding processes, structural foam, micro cellular and extrusion processes. There were also presentations from the more theoretical and academic side, which provide a good overview of the physical properties, effects, performance and functions of blowing agents.

List of papers
SESSION 1: BLOWING AGENTS, NEW FOAMING SYSTEMS AND GASES

  • Azodicarbonamide, One Blowing Agent for One Use Most Definitely Not
    Dr Stephen Quinn, Bayer UK, UK

     

  • New Developments with Expandable Microspheres
    Dr Klas Elving, Expancel, Sweden

     

  • Methylal: A Blowing or Co-Blowing Agent for Polyurethane and Other Foams
    Dr Michel Beaujean, Lambiotte & Cie S. A., Belgium

     

  • EnovateTM 3000 Blowing Agent is a Versatile Blowing Agent for Polyurethane and Polyisocyanurate Foam in the European Construction Industry
    Mary C Bogdan, Honeywell International, USA

     

  • Solkane 365/227 Blends for Polyurethane Foaming: Skills on Commercial Use and Bulk Handling
    Dr Lothar Zipfel, SOLVAY Fluor und Derivate, Germany

     

  • Cell Structure and Properties of Rigid Polyurethane Foams Blown with New Generation Agents
    Dr Eng Aleksander Prociak, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

    SESSION 2: FOAM INJECTION MOULDING - DIFFERENT VIEWS AND RESULTS

     

  • Thermoplastic Structural Foam -Wellknown and New Process
    Dr Helmut Eckardt, Battenfeld GmbH, Germany

     

  • Foam Injection Moulding with Chemical Blowing Agents
    Mr Robert Benker, Geobra Brandstatter GmbH & Co Kg, Germany

     

  • Investigation on Foam Injection Moulding with a Special Injection Moulding Nozzle
    Dipl Ing Sasan Habibi-Naini, IKV - Institut fr Kunststoffverarbeitung, Germany

     

  • Physical Foaming with ErgoCell - Machine Technology, Benefits, Limits, Economic Efficiency
    Dr Rolf Sauthof, Demag Ergotec GmbH, Germany

     

  • New Developments in Mucell Markets
    Dr Hartmut Traut, Trexel GmbH, Germany

    SESSION 3: EXTRUDED FOAMED THERMOPLASTICS

     

  • Foam Extrusion of PS Blown with a Mixture of HFC-134a and Isopropanol
    Dr Richard Gendron, Conseil National de Recherches/ National Research Council Canada, Canada

     

  • Overview and Marketing Aspects of the Extrusion Foam Business
    Reiner Bunnenberg & Drge Berthold, SMSFolientechnik GmbH & Co Kg, Austria

     

  • Foam Extrusion of Polypropylene Foams - New Developments and Appplications
    Dr Ing Dirk Kropp, Polymer-Tec GmbH, Germany

     

  • New Demands for Foam Extrusion Technologywhen using CO2 as Direct Gased Foaming Agents
    Dr Frank van Lueck, SMS Foam Technology, Austria

    SESSION 4: NEW ASPECTS ON EXTRUSION AND EXTRUDED SUBSTRATES

     

  • PP Blends with Tailored Foamability and Mechanical Properties
    Dr Norbert Reichelt, Borealis GmbH, Austria

     

  • The Effect of Nucleating Agents on Polypropylene Foam Morphology
    Dr Denis Rodrigue, Universit Laval, Canada

     

  • Evaluation of HFC-245fa as an Alternative Blowing Agent for Extruded Thermoplastic Foams
    Dr Caroline Vachon, Conseil National de Recherches/ National Research Council Canada, Canada

     

  • Extrusion for Microcellular Foams
    Dipl Ing Johannes Lorenz, IKV - Institut fr Kunststoffverarbeitung, Germany

    SESSION 5: THEORECTICAL AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF FOAMS AND RELATED RESULTS

     

  • Density and Open Cell Effects on PE Foam Modulus
    Dr Shau-Tarng Lee, Sealed Air Corporation, USA

     

  • The Role of Extensional Rheology in the Screening Phase of the Development of New Closed Cell Foams
    Dr Frank Woellecke, Universitt Bayreuth, Germany

     

  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene/Pentanes Coblown Foams for Improved Fire Performance
    Dr Laurent Caron, Atofina Chemicals Inc, France

     

  • Stabilisation of Polyolefin Foams during Ageing
    Dr Chung Poo Park, USA


    • ISBN:
    978-1-85957-366-2
    Pages:
    23 papers, 232 pages
    Publisher:
    Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2003
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