Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2003

The fifth Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes Conference was held in Munich, Germany and was dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber. The two day international conference brought together major blowing agent manufacturers and suppliers, foaming process providers and academia to present an insight into the latest industrial progress and research for foam generation. Reports were presented on new injection moulding processes, structural foam, micro cellular and extrusion processes. There were also presentations from the more theoretical and academic side, which provide a good overview of the physical properties, effects, performance and functions of blowing agents. List of Papers SESSION 1: BLOWING AGENTS, NEW FOAMING SYSTEMS AND GASES

• "Azodicarbonamide, One Blowing Agent for One Use? Most Definitely Not!"
  Dr Stephen Quinn, Bayer UK, UK
• "New Developments with Expandable Microspheres"
  Dr Klas Elving, Expancel, Sweden
• "Methylal: A Blowing or Co-Blowing Agent for Polyurethane and Other Foams"
  Dr Michel Beaujean, Lambiotte & Cie S. A., Belgium
• "Enovate 3000 Blowing Agent is a Versatile Blowing Agent for Polyurethane and Polyisocyanurate Foam in the European Construction Industry"
  Mary C Bogdan, Honeywell International, USA
• "Solkane 365/227 Blends for Polyurethane Foaming: Skills on Commercial Use and Bulk Handling"
  Dr Lothar Zipfel, SOLVAY Fluor und Derivate, Germany
• "Cell Structure and Properties of Rigid Polyurethane Foams Blown with New Generation Agents"
  Dr Eng Aleksander Prociak, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

SESSION 2: FOAM INJECTION MOULDING - DIFFERENT VIEWS AND RESULTS

• "Thermoplastic Structural Foam -Wellknown and New Process"
  Dr Helmut Eckardt, Battenfeld GmbH, Germany
• "Foam Injection Moulding with Chemical Blowing Agents"
  Mr Robert Benker, Geobra Brandstatter GmbH & Co Kg, Germany
• "Investigation on Foam Injection Moulding with a Special Injection Moulding Nozzle"
  Dipl Ing Sasan Habibi-Naini, IKV - Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung, Germany
• "Physical Foaming with ErgoCell - Machine Technology, Benefits, Limits, Economic Efficiency"
  Dr Rolf Sauthof, Demag Ergotec GmbH, Germany
• "New Developments in Mucell Markets"
  Dr Hartmut Traut, Trexel GmbH, Germany

SESSION 3: EXTRUDED FOAMED THERMOPLASTICS

• "Foam Extrusion of PS Blown with a Mixture of HFC-134a and Isopropanol"
  Dr Richard Gendron, Conseil National de Recherches/ National Research Council Canada, Canada
• "Overview and Marketing Aspects of the Extrusion Foam Business"
  Reiner Bunnenberg & Dröge Berthold, SMSFolientechnik GmbH & Co Kg, Austria
• "Foam Extrusion of Polypropylene Foams - New Developments and Appplications"
  Dr Ing Dirk Kropp, Polymer-Tec GmbH, Germany
• "New Demands for Foam Extrusion Technologywhen using CO2 as Direct Gased Foaming Agents"
  Dr Frank van Lueck, SMS Foam Technology, Austria

SESSION 4: NEW ASPECTS ON EXTRUSION AND EXTRUDED SUBSTRATES

• "PP Blends with Tailored Foamability and Mechanical Properties"
  Dr Norbert Reichelt, Borealis GmbH, Austria
• "The Effect of Nucleating Agents on Polypropylene Foam Morphology"
  Dr Denis Rodrigue, Université Laval, Canada
• "Evaluation of HFC-245fa as an Alternative Blowing Agent for Extruded Thermoplastic Foams"
  Dr Caroline Vachon, Conseil National de Recherches/ National Research Council Canada, Canada
• "Extrusion for Microcellular Foams"
  Dipl Ing Johannes Lorenz, IKV - Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung, Germany

SESSION 5: THEORECTICAL AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF FOAMS AND RELATED RESULTS

• "Density and Open Cell Effects on PE Foam Modulus"
  Dr Shau-Tarng Lee, Sealed Air Corporation, USA
• "The Role of Extensional Rheology in the Screening Phase of the Development of New Closed Cell Foams"
  Dr Frank Woellecke, Universität Bayreuth, Germany
• "Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene/Pentanes Coblown Foams for Improved Fire Performance"
  Dr Laurent Caron, Atofina Chemicals Inc, France
• "Stabilisation of Polyolefin Foams during Ageing"
  Dr Chung Poo Park, USA

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