Extrusion foaming of polyethylene/nanoclay composites with supercritical carbon dioxide

• Main Author: Kwek, Darien Yu De
• Other Authors: Chen Zhong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Nanotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77205
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study investigated the nucleation efficiency of Cloisite15 nanoclay in a nanocomposite based on a polyethylene matrix and the usage of supercritical carbon dioxide as the physical blowing agent in an extrusion foaming process. A Cloisite15 masterbatch was successfully produced and the structura...