Ultra-low density microcellular polymer foam and method
Abstract
An ultra-low density, microcellular open-celled polymer foam and a method for making such foam. A polymer is dissolved in a heated solution consisting essentially of at least one solvent for the dissolution of the polymer in the heated solution and the phase inversion of the dissolved polymer to a liquid gel upon sufficient cooling of the heated solution. The heated solution is contained in a containment means provided with a nucleating promoting means having a relatively rough surface formed of fixed nucleating sites. The heated solution is cooled for a period of time sufficient to form a liquid gel of the polymer by phase inversion. From the gel, a porous foam having a density of less than about 12.0 mg/cm.sup.3 and open porosity provided by well interconnected strut morphology is formed.
- Inventors:
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- Farragut, TN
- Harriman, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870346
- Patent Number(s):
- 5500450
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08J - WORKING-UP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ultra-low; density; microcellular; polymer; foam; method; open-celled; dissolved; heated; solution; consisting; essentially; solvent; dissolution; phase; inversion; liquid; sufficient; cooling; contained; containment; means; provided; nucleating; promoting; relatively; surface; formed; fixed; sites; cooled; period; time; form; porous; 12; mg; cm; porosity; interconnected; strut; morphology; porous foam; density microcellular; polymer foam; time sufficient; consisting essentially; surface formed; solution consisting; phase inversion; strut morphology; means provided; interconnected strut; ultra-low density; surface form; /521/
Citation Formats
Simandl, Ronald F, and Brown, John D. Ultra-low density microcellular polymer foam and method. United States: N. p., 1996.
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Simandl, Ronald F, & Brown, John D. Ultra-low density microcellular polymer foam and method. United States.
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abstractNote = {An ultra-low density, microcellular open-celled polymer foam and a method for making such foam. A polymer is dissolved in a heated solution consisting essentially of at least one solvent for the dissolution of the polymer in the heated solution and the phase inversion of the dissolved polymer to a liquid gel upon sufficient cooling of the heated solution. The heated solution is contained in a containment means provided with a nucleating promoting means having a relatively rough surface formed of fixed nucleating sites. The heated solution is cooled for a period of time sufficient to form a liquid gel of the polymer by phase inversion. From the gel, a porous foam having a density of less than about 12.0 mg/cm.sup.3 and open porosity provided by well interconnected strut morphology is formed.},
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