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Tertiary ethers as blowing agents for foam polymer systems

  • US 5,075,346 A
  • Filed: 12/03/1990
  • Issued: 12/24/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a process for foaming polymers and copolymers by impregnating polymer particles with a blowing agent, preexpanding the particles by heating above the glass transition temperature of the impregnated polymer, placing the particles in a mold and heating to fully expand to a molded article, the improvement comprising using as blowing agent a tertiary ether selected from the group consisting of methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl tert-amyl ether, ethyl tert-butyl ether, and mixtures of these with hydrocarbon blowing agents having from 4 to 6 carbon atoms in the molecule.

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