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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Markus Allmendinger, Edenkoben, DE;
Klaus Hahn, Kirchheim, DE;
Joachim Ruch, Wachenheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for producing polystyrene foam particles having a bulk density in the range from 40 to 400 g/l by extrusion of a polystyrene melt comprising carbon dioxide and/or water as blowing agent through a nozzle and underwater pelletization, wherein the underwater pelletization is carried out at a pressure in the range 1-30 bar.