Foam Extrusion

Shau-Tarng Lee received his Ph.D from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, and joined Sealed Air Corporation, Saddle Brook, New Jersey, USA in foam research and product, process, and technology development as development engineer, before becoming R&D director and, at present, research fellow. He has over 100 publications including 27 patents. He has been elected fellow by SPE and inducted into Sealed Air Corporation’s inventor hall of fame. The author and editor of four foam books published by Technomic and CRC Press, he serves as co-editor-in-chief for Journal of Cellular Plastics and the principal editor for Foam Update.Chul B. Park received his Ph.D from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. He is professor and holder of Tier I Canada Research Chair in Microcellular Plastics at University of Toronto, Ontario, as well as founder and director of the Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory and the Centre for Industrial Application of Microcellular Plastics. A fellow of Royal Society of Canada, SPE, and 6 other professional societies, he is author/co-author of over 800 publications, including 25 patents. He serves as editor-in-chief of Journal of Cellular Plastics and as an advisory editorial board member for Cellular Polymers, Advances in Polymer Technology, and International Polymer Processing.

"This book is a standard work in foam extrusion for academia and industries dealing with the basics of foam formation and process setup. The contributions come from well-known experts in the field of polymer processing and material science and further give insight into the world of extruded polymer foams."—Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Altstädt, Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Bayreuth, Germany"…the authors of this book are distinguished, the content of this book is very detailed, and the practice is informative. …It is an excellent monograph about polymer extrusion foaming."—Prof. Qi Wang, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China"Reviewing the principles often leads to innovation in application. This book elaborates on the basic and important aspects of foam extrusion technology, from polymers and processes to machineries. Both industrial and academic readers should find it very useful in their projects."—Shih-Ying Huang, Holyfoam Chemical Group, Shanghai, China

• Statistical Thermodynamics of Gas Solubility in Polymers. Rheology of Thermoplastic Foam Extrusion Process. Material Strength in Molten State for Foam. Fundamental Mechanisms of Cell Nucleation in Plastic Foam Processing. Foam Nucleation in Gas-Dispersed Polymeric Systems. Foam Growth in Polymers. Polymeric Foaming Simulation and Visual Observation: Batch and Continuous. Process Design for Thermoplastic Foam Extrusion. Extrusion Equipment for Foam Processing. Foam Extrusion with Physical Blowing Agents: Practical Approach. Mixing Design for Foam Extrusion: Analysis and Practices. Foaming Agents for Foam Extrusion. Extrusion of High-Density and Low-Density Microcellular Plastics. Foam Extrusion of Polyethylene Terephthalate. Extrusion Foaming of Biodegradable Polymers.