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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1993
Yoshimi Akamatu, Amagasaki, JP;
Masahiro Tomori, Mino, JP;
Nippon Gohsei Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing a biodegradable resin foam, having the steps of mixing a starch polymer containing from 5% by weight to 30% by weight of water, a vinyl alcohol resin containing from 5% by weight to 30% by weight of water, a nonionic surfactant, an inorganic or organic filler, and optionally a thickening agent; optionally adjusting the water content of the mixture, to prepare a composition having from 5% by weight to 30% by weight of water on the whole, based on total weight of the composition; melting and expanding it to prepare a foam, which has a low density and fine closed cells, and shows a good surface condition in a molded body.