Polymeric Foams

by Khemani, Kishan C.; American Chemical Society Division of Polymer Chemistry

• ISBN13: 9780841235168
• ISBN10: 0841235163
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Amer Chemical Society

Summary

Covering foam composition and uses, this book presents the basics of foaming different polymeric materials. Topics include siloxane, polyimide, polyester, polyisocyanurate, and polyurethane foams. There are also individual chapters on solid-state microcellular foams and extruded microcellular foams, a comprehensive chapter on bubble morphology characterization and its relation to foam properties, as well as a broad chapter on the modeling of intumescent fire-retardant polymers. There are also two theoretical chapters on aspects of foam extrusion and the dynamics of bubble growth.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
1. Polymeric Foams: An Overview	1	(7)
Kishan C. Khemani
2. Siloxane Elastomer Foams	8	(18)
A. Della Martina
J.G. Hilborn
J. Kiefer
J.L. Hedrick
S. Srinivasan
R.D. Miller
3. Carbon Foams Prepared from Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymer Foams	26	(11)
Warren P. Steckle, Jr.
4. Preparation of Thermostable Rigid Foams by Control of the Reverse Diels-Alder Reaction During the Cross-Linking of Bis-nadimide Oligomers	37	(17)
L. Dutruch
M. Senneron
M. Bartholin
P. Mison
B. Sillion
5. Extruded Polyester Foams	54	(27)
Kishan C. Khemani
6. Polyisocyanurate Foams Modified by Thermally Stable Linkages	81	(20)
K. Ashida
K. Saiki
J. Goto
K. Sasaki
7. Microcellular Foams	101	(14)
Vipin Kumar
John E. Weller
8. A Strategy for the Suppression of Cell Coalescence in the Extrusion of Microcellular High-Impact Polystyrene Foams	115	(15)
Chul B. Park
Amir H. Behravesh
Ronald D. Venter
9. Effect of Silicone Surfactant on Air Flow of Flexible Polyurethane Foams	130	(13)
Xiaodong D. Zhang
Christopher W. Macosko
H.T. Davis
10. Polymer Structure Development During Reactive Processing: In Situ Studies of a Cellular, Multiphase Block Copolymer	143	(22)
Michael J. Elwell
Anthony J. Ryan
Henri J.M. Grunbauer
Henry C. van Lieshout
11. Imaging Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam via Confocal Microscopy	165	(13)
Rida Hamza
Xiaodong D. Zhang
Christopher W. Macosko
Robert Stevens
Mark Listemann
12. A Perspective on Cell Morphology and Foam Properties	178	(17)
M.B. Rhodes
13. A Fundamental Study of Thermoplastic Foam Extrusion with Physical Blowing Agents	195	(11)
Shau-Tarng Lee
14. Bubble Growth Dynamics in Olefinic Foams	206	(8)
N.S. Ramesh
Nelson Malwitz
15. Physical Modeling of Intumescent Fire Retardant Polymers	214	(17)
Kathryn M. Butler
Author Index	231	(1)
Affiliation Index	231	(1)
Subject Index	232