cris.boxmetadata.label.title
Rotational moulding of polymers
cris.boxmetadata.label.dateissued
30 browse.startsWith.months.may 2009
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metadata only access
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book part
cris.boxmetadata.label.authors
TORRES GARCIA, FERNANDO GILBERTO
cris.boxmetadata.label.publisher
Woodhead Publishing Limited
cris.boxmetadata.label.abstract
Rotational moulding is a processing method used to produce hollow objects by loading a thermoplastic powder into a mould that is simultaneously rotated into two principal axes. Many rotomoulding applications use polymer powders with irregular surfaces, requiring nonspherical particle models to understand the process. In this chapter we present one of those models, looking in particular at the use of natural fibre reinforced thermoplastics (NFRP). The melt densification process of polyethylene powders filled with natural fibres is analysed to understand the underlying principles that take place in the consolidation of polymer-fibre systems processed by rotational moulding. These results can be used to assess the efficiency of reinforcements or as a quality control tool for rotomoulded products. Nanocomposite polymeric materials processed by rotational moulding are briefly discussed at the end of the chapter. Some comments on recent work on the use of biobased polymers, such as thermoplastic starch, in rotational moulding are also provided. © 2009 Woodhead Publishing Limited.
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationstartpage
204
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationendpage
225
cris.boxmetadata.label.language
English
cris.boxmetadata.label.ocdeknowledgeArea
Ingeniería de materiales Ciencia de los polímeros
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cris.boxmetadata.label.scopusidentifier
2-s2.0-84882817135
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Advances in Polymer Processing: From Macro- to Nano-Scales
cris.boxmetadata.label.containerisbn
978-184569396-1
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