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• Polypropylene foams: production, structure and properties 

  Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio; Redondo Realinho, Vera Cristina de (Nova Science Publishers, 2011-11-01)
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  It is well known the relevance given to the study of heat transfer in polymer foams, as one of the main applications is as lightweight thermal insulating elements. Alongside some of the possible strategies for improving ...
• Application of layered nanoparticles in the micromechanical reinforcement and flame retardancy of polymer foams 

  Redondo Realinho, Vera Cristina de; Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio (Studium Press LLC, 2013)
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  A great deal of attention has been given in the last years to the study of the influence of incorporating nanosized particles and particularly nanoparticles with a flat-like morphology such as nanoclays or layered double ...
• Polymer/clay aerogel composites with flame retardant agents: mechanical, thermal and fire behavior 

  Wang, Liang; Sánchez Soto, Miguel; Maspoch Rulduà, Mª Lluïsa (2013-12)
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  Aerogel is a class of material characterized by its high void content and extreme lightness. Different polymer/clay aerogels have been prepared by a simply freeze–thaw process from a suspension with poly(vinyl alcohol) ...
• Foamed polypropylene for industrial applications 

  Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio (Nova Science Publishers, 2013)
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  There is a great deal of industrial interest in the development of increasingly lighter materials based on polymer foams with improved specific properties for the most varied purposes, from flexible foams for packaging to ...
• Essential work of fracture (EWF): a useful tool for the fracture toughness characterization of particulate polyolefin composites 

  Arencón Osuna, David; Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio (Nova Science Publishers, 2011-01-03)
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  The characterization of the fracture toughness of polyolefin composites filled with inorganic particles is commonly solved by means of standardized testing procedures based wherther on the Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics ...
• Heat transfer in polyolefin foams 

  Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio; Solórzano Quijano, Eusebio; Rodríguez-Pérez, Miguel Ángel (Springer-Verlag, 2011)
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  This chapter is dedicated to the study of heat transfer in polyolefin-based foams, particularly thermal conductivity, as a function of their structure and chemical composition. A small review of the main experimental ...