- Author
- Nema, A. K. | Deshmukh, A. V. | Palanivelu, K. | Sharma, S. K.
- Title
- Effect of Exo- and Endothermic Blowing and Wetting Agents on Morphology, Density and Hardness of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Foams.
- Coporate
- Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology, Chennai, India Bayer Materials Science Private Limited, Chennai, India
- Journal
- Journal of Cellular Plastics, Vol. 44, No. 4, 277-292, July 2008
- Keywords
- polyurethane foams | thermoplastics | chemical agents | wetting agents | injection | formulation | molding | thermogravimetric analysis | density effects | decomposition | temperature
- Identifiers
- azodicarbonamide (ADC); dioctyl phthalate (DOP); exo- and endothermic blowing agents; sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3); effect/function of kicker (activators); Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); processing parameters of injection molding for production of TPU foams; decomposition temperatures of ADC with different contents of kicker