Poly (lactic acid) foaming

M Nofar, CB Park - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is an aliphatic thermoplastic polyester produced from
renewable resources and is compostable in the environment. Because of the massive use of …

An overview of polymer foaming assisted by supercritical fluid

M Dong, G Wang, X Zhang, D Tan, J Ren… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2023 - Springer
In comparison with unfoamed polymers, polymer foams find extensive application in various
civil and industrial fields such as packaging, sports equipment, absorbents, and automotive …

Development of high void fraction polylactide composite foams using injection molding: Mechanical and thermal insulation properties

A Ameli, D Jahani, M Nofar, PU Jung… - Composites Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Polylactide (PLA) and PLA composites with void fractions as high as 65% were fabricated
using low-pressure foam injection molding (FIM) and high-pressure FIM (HPFIM) equipped …

Development of high void fraction polylactide composite foams using injection molding: Crystallization and foaming behaviors

A Ameli, M Nofar, D Jahani, G Rizvi, CB Park - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Polylactide (PLA) composite foams with two different void fractions of 30% and 55% were
developed using regular foam injection molding (FIM) and FIM with mold opening …

Fabrication of high expansion microcellular injection-molded polypropylene foams by adding long-chain branches

L Wang, S Ishihara, M Ando, A Minato… - Industrial & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Herein, 10-fold expansion ratio foams were successfully fabricated for the first time by a core-
back foam injection molding (FIM) technique using a newly developed long-chain branching …

Lightweight, thermally insulating, and low dielectric microcellular high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) foams fabricated by high-pressure foam injection molding with mold …

G Wang, G Zhao, G Dong, L Song… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we used a high-pressure foam injection molding process to fabricate
microcellular high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) foams with a tailored cellular structure. The …

Effects of extrusion conditions and nitrogen injection on physical, mechanical, and microstructural properties of red lentil puffed snacks

S Luo, E Chan, MT Masatcioglu, C Erkinbaev… - Food and Bioproducts …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Red lentils are rich in proteins and fibres, and thus have great potential to be used
as healthy ingredients in extruded snacks. However, at high protein and fibre …

Fabrication of lightweight microcellular foams in injection-molded polypropylene using the synergy of long-chain branches and crystal nucleating agents

L Wang, Y Hikima, S Ishihara, M Ohshima - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
Herein, we have fabricated microcellular injection-molded foams by combining long-chain
branched polypropylene (LCBPP) and 1, 3: 2, 4 bis-O-(4-methylbenzylidene)-D-sorbitol …

[HTML][HTML] Microcellular injection molded lightweight, strong and thermally insulating PP/fibrillated-PTFE composite foams with enhanced surface appearance

A Zhang, J Wang, G Wang, L Jiang, X Meng… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microcellular polymer foams are a kind of advanced polymeric foams that show light weight
and enhanced thermally insulating performance compared with traditional polymer foams …

Study of the bubble nucleation and growth mechanisms in high-pressure foam injection molding through in-situ visualization

V Shaayegan, G Wang, CB Park - European Polymer Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Although major efforts have been made to uncover the complex mechanisms of bubble
nucleation and dynamics in foam injection molding, most theories and interpretations still …