Foaming of polymers with carbon dioxide–The year-in-review–2019

JA Sarver, E Kiran - The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2021 - Elsevier
This is a review article focused on publications that appeared in 2019 to serve as a critical
assessment and summary of observations of the most recent trends in polymer foaming …

Developing insulating polymeric foams: Strategies and research needs from a circular economy perspective

L Doyle, I Weidlich, E Di Maio - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Insulating polymeric foams have an important role to play in increasing energy efficiency
and therefore contributing to combating climate change. Their development in recent years …

Laboratory evaluation of PAH and VOC emission from plastic-modified asphalt

YJ Boom, M Enfrin, S Grist, D Robert… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recycled plastic modified asphalt is an emerging topic in the road construction industry that
has been studied meticulously from a physical and mechanical perspective. However, the …

Ultra-elastic and super-insulating biomass PEBA nanoporous foams achieved by combining in-situ fibrillation with microcellular foaming

J Zhao, G Wang, Z Xu, A Zhang, G Dong, G Zhao… - Journal of CO2 …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-performance thermal insulation materials play a critical role in thermal management
and saving energy. The current conventional thermal insulation materials cannot meet the …

Prediction of thermal conductivity of micro/nano porous dielectric materials: Theoretical model and impact factors

H Yu, H Zhang, P Buahom, J Liu, X Xia, CB Park - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
With the stupendous latent of microscale and nanoscale technologies in energy conversion
and utilization, the design and analysis of porous dielectric materials with open cells have …

Thermal conductivity of nanoporous materials: where is the limit?

B Merillas, JP Vareda, J Martín-de León… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, our society is facing problems related to energy availability. Owing to the energy
savings that insulators provide, the search for effective insulating materials is a focus of …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal conductivity of low-density micro-and nanocellular poly (methyl-methacrylate)(PMMA): Experimental and modeling

I Sánchez-Calderón, V Bernardo, J Martín-de-León… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, finding new materials with enhanced thermal insulation properties has become
a mandatory task to reduce energy consumption and CO 2 emissions. In recent years …

Acoustics in Flameholding Solid-Fuel-Ramjet Fuel Grains

H Pace, C Arnold, D Gallegos, G Young, L Massa - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
Experiments are conducted to determine how acoustic perturbations affect the performance
and flameholding of solid-fuel ramjets with nonstandard combustion chambers. The focus is …

Advances in microcellular injection moulding

G Llewelyn, A Rees, CA Griffiths… - Journal of Cellular …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Injection moulding is a well-established replication process for the cost-effective
manufacture of polymer-based components. The process has different applications in fields …

[HTML][HTML] Production of cellular polymers without solid outer skins by gas dissolution foaming: A long-sought step towards new applications

D Cuadra-Rodríguez, S Barroso-Solares… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
An innovative approach to reduce and eliminate the non-foamed solid skins of the cellular
polymers fabricated by gas dissolution foaming is presented in this work. The incorporation …