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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Edward F. Cassidy, Landrum, SC (US);
William J. Mahon, Southbury, CT (US);
Natarajan S. Ramesh, Grapevine, TX (US);
Parimal M. Vadhar, Greer, SC (US);
Edward F. Cassidy, Landrum, SC (US);
William J. Mahon, Southbury, CT (US);
Natarajan S. Ramesh, Grapevine, TX (US);
Parimal M. Vadhar, Greer, SC (US);
Sealed Air Corporation (US), Elmwood Park, NJ (US);
Abstract
The presently disclosed subject matter relates generally to method of producing thermoplastic foam from a blend of polyolefin and acrylated epoxidized fatty acid using a phsyical blowing agent. Specifically, the presently disclosed subject matter includes embodiments wherein the acrylated epoxidized fatty acid is added to the polyolefin resin in an amount of from about 0.1% to about 10%, based on the total weight of the resin. The presently disclosed subject matter also includes the foam produced by the disclosed method.