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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
Applicant:
Bruce A. Menning, Midland, MI (US);
Inventor:
Bruce A. Menning, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Polyolefin dispersions, froths, and foams and articles manufactured therefrom are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for generating a thermoplastic foam from an aqueous dispersion. The aqueous dispersion may include a thermoplastic resin, water, and a stabilizing agent. The method may include adding at least one frothing surfactant to the aqueous dispersion to form a mixture, adding a flame retardant and/or a phase change material, frothing the mixture to create a froth, and removing at least a portion of the water to produce the foam.