Foaming Ability of Rotomolding Polyolefin Resins

R Pop-Iliev - Advanced Materials Research, 2014 - Trans Tech Publ
The main focus of the research presented in this paper is the investigation of the ability of
various polyolefin resins to be converted into integral-skin cellular composites by using the …

ANTEC 2009: Extrusion-assisted direct-foaming rotational molding process

K Christian, E Abdalla, G Eberle, R Pop-Iliev - Cellular Polymers, 2010 - go.gale.com
This paper focuses on the evolution and experimental validation of the novel patent-pending
Extrusion-Assisted Rotational Foam Molding (EARFM) process intended for the fabrication …

Rotational foam molding of polypropylene with control of melt strength

R Pop‐Iliev, F Liu, G Liu, CB Park - Advances in Polymer …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Polypropylene (PP) has not been used extensively in rotational foam molding because it has
been traditionally considered as nonfavorable for foaming applications because of its …

Effect of crystalline structure on the cell morphology and mechanical properties of polypropylene foams fabricated by core‐back foam injection molding

M Wu, F Wu, Q Ren, Z Weng, H Luo… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Foam injection molding (FIM) is an advanced technology for preparing lightweight plastic
foams, but its inferior mechanical performance remains a challenge. In this study …

Processing of polypropylene foams in melt compounding based rotational foam molding

R Pop-Iliev, CB Park - Journal of reinforced plastics and …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper is intended to provide an engineering understanding of the technological
potentials for processing polypropylene (PP) foams in rotational foam molding. A process …

Processing of fine-cell polypropylene foams in compounding-based rotational foam molding

R Pop-Iliev - 1999 - library-archives.canada.ca
This thesis is intended to provide a scientific and engineering understanding of the
technological potentials for processing fine-cell PP foams by using a compounding …

Rotational foam molding of metallocene catalyzed polyethylene: CBA screening and process characteristics

M Emami, E Takacs… - Journal of cellular …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this work is to investigate the effects of different chemical blowing agents
(CBAs) and processing conditions on the cellular structure of foamed metallocene …

The importance of timely polymer sintering while processing polypropylene foams in rotational molding

R Pop‐Iliev, GM Rizvi, CB Park - Polymer Engineering & …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Producing polypropylene (PP) foams with satisfactory cell morphologies in rotational foam
molding is feasible. However, the narrow interval between the melting temperature of PP …

Chemical blowing agent-based processing of integral-skin polypropylene cellular composites in rapid rotational foam molding

R Pop-Iliev - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The traditional rotational molding process is the most widely implemented technology for low-
cost fabrication of low-volumes of hollow/double-walled large-sized, seamless and virtually …

Melt compounding based rotational foam molding technology for manufacture of polypropylene foams

R Pop-Iliev, CB Park - Journal of reinforced plastics and …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper is intended to provide an engineering understanding of the technological
potentials for processing polypropylene (PP) foams in rotational foam molding. A process …