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Poly(ether imide)/Epoxy Foam Composites with a Microcellular Structure and Ultralow Density: Bead Foam Fabrication, Compression Molding, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Flame-Retardant Properties
[Image: see text] It is challenging to prepare ultralow-density microcellular foams based on high-performance polymers due to their low gas solubility and rigid polymer matrix. In this study, by applying microcellular foaming technology using CO(2)/acetone as the blowing agent, ultralow-density poly...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557248/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33073103 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c03072 |
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author | Jiang, Junjie Feng, Weiwei Zhao, Dan Zhai, Wentao |
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description | [Image: see text] It is challenging to prepare ultralow-density microcellular foams based on high-performance polymers due to their low gas solubility and rigid polymer matrix. In this study, by applying microcellular foaming technology using CO(2)/acetone as the blowing agent, ultralow-density poly(ether imide) (PEI) bead foams with an expansion ratio of 30–56 times and cell density of 10(7)–10(9) cells/cm(3) were fabricated, resulting from the enhanced plasticization effect of the mixed fluid. The slow diffusivity of acetone at room temperature ensured the saturated PEI beads to foam after desorption for more than 6 days, which potentially reduces the transportation cost of PEI bead foams significantly. A novel compression molding process was developed to prepare the molded PEI bead foams (MPEIs) using epoxy as a coating agent. The good infiltration character of epoxy on bead foams endowed the MPEIs with excellent mechanical properties, together with an ultralow density of 80–200 kg/m(3), long-term dimensional stability at 160 °C, and excellent flame-retardant properties of V0 rating. These features made the MPEIs very promising for many advanced applications. |
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spelling | pubmed-75572482020-10-16 Poly(ether imide)/Epoxy Foam Composites with a Microcellular Structure and Ultralow Density: Bead Foam Fabrication, Compression Molding, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Flame-Retardant Properties Jiang, Junjie Feng, Weiwei Zhao, Dan Zhai, Wentao ACS Omega [Image: see text] It is challenging to prepare ultralow-density microcellular foams based on high-performance polymers due to their low gas solubility and rigid polymer matrix. In this study, by applying microcellular foaming technology using CO(2)/acetone as the blowing agent, ultralow-density poly(ether imide) (PEI) bead foams with an expansion ratio of 30–56 times and cell density of 10(7)–10(9) cells/cm(3) were fabricated, resulting from the enhanced plasticization effect of the mixed fluid. The slow diffusivity of acetone at room temperature ensured the saturated PEI beads to foam after desorption for more than 6 days, which potentially reduces the transportation cost of PEI bead foams significantly. A novel compression molding process was developed to prepare the molded PEI bead foams (MPEIs) using epoxy as a coating agent. The good infiltration character of epoxy on bead foams endowed the MPEIs with excellent mechanical properties, together with an ultralow density of 80–200 kg/m(3), long-term dimensional stability at 160 °C, and excellent flame-retardant properties of V0 rating. These features made the MPEIs very promising for many advanced applications. American Chemical Society 2020-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7557248/ /pubmed/33073103 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c03072 Text en This is an open access article published under an ACS AuthorChoice License (http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/authorchoice_termsofuse.html) , which permits copying and redistribution of the article or any adaptations for non-commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Jiang, Junjie Feng, Weiwei Zhao, Dan Zhai, Wentao Poly(ether imide)/Epoxy Foam Composites with a Microcellular Structure and Ultralow Density: Bead Foam Fabrication, Compression Molding, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Flame-Retardant Properties |
title | Poly(ether imide)/Epoxy Foam Composites with a Microcellular
Structure and Ultralow Density: Bead Foam Fabrication, Compression
Molding, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Flame-Retardant
Properties |
title_full | Poly(ether imide)/Epoxy Foam Composites with a Microcellular
Structure and Ultralow Density: Bead Foam Fabrication, Compression
Molding, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Flame-Retardant
Properties |
title_fullStr | Poly(ether imide)/Epoxy Foam Composites with a Microcellular
Structure and Ultralow Density: Bead Foam Fabrication, Compression
Molding, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Flame-Retardant
Properties |
title_full_unstemmed | Poly(ether imide)/Epoxy Foam Composites with a Microcellular
Structure and Ultralow Density: Bead Foam Fabrication, Compression
Molding, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Flame-Retardant
Properties |
title_short | Poly(ether imide)/Epoxy Foam Composites with a Microcellular
Structure and Ultralow Density: Bead Foam Fabrication, Compression
Molding, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Flame-Retardant
Properties |
title_sort | poly(ether imide)/epoxy foam composites with a microcellular
structure and ultralow density: bead foam fabrication, compression
molding, mechanical properties, thermal stability, and flame-retardant
properties |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557248/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33073103 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c03072 |
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