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This article surveys the specific features of polymer science for gas-filled polymers (main principles of their classification as well as the major problems of their physics, chemistry, technology and application). Special attention is given to the discussion of the author's findings concerning the morphology of foamed plastics based on reactive oligomers such as polyurethane, phenolic and urea-formaldehyde polymers. These findings evidence the presence in their cellular structure of micromorphological cells (size: 0.01–0.1 micron), which the author terms microcells. It is especially emphasized that these microcells represent the most fundamental and most widely used type of such foamed plastics. The number of these microcells is 102–103 times higher than that of the well-known macrocells; this is why the specific surface area of such polymer substances is larger than 200 m2/g. The physicochemical properties of oligomeric foamed polymers (thermooxidation, electrical and moisture absorption) are explained by the microcell concept. Future trends with regard to new starting materials, methods of preparation, technology, theoretical investigation and long-term perspectives of these plastic foames are discussed.
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Abbreviations
- BET:
-
Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method
- DABCO:
-
triethylenediamine/dipropylene glycol
- DC:
-
polymethylsiloxanes
- FL-1:
-
Soviet grade of resol phenol-formaldehyde foam
- FRP-1:
-
Soviet grade of resol phenol-formaldehyde foam
- GSE:
-
Gas-Structural Element
- MDI:
-
4,4′-diphenylisocyanate
- MGF-1:
-
α, ω-methacryl(bisethylenegly cole) phtalate
- MGF-9:
-
α, ω-methacryl(diethyleneglycole) phtalate
- NMR:
-
nuclear magnetic resonance method
- OEA:
-
oligoester acrylate
- OEM:
-
oligoester methacrylate
- OFM:
-
oligoester fumarate maleates
- PEN-1:
-
Soviet grade of epoxide-novolac phenolic foam
- PF foam:
-
phenol-formaldehyde foam
- PPU-3:
-
-3S, -102, -305, -305A, -307 Soviet grades of PUR foams
- PUR foam:
-
polyurethane foam
- RO:
-
reactive oligomer
- SE:
-
static electrization
- SEP-1:
-
Soviet grade of phenolicurethane foam
- SFUP:
-
Soviet grade of phenolicurethane foam
- SIN:
-
Simultaneous Interpenetrating Networks
- TGM-3:
-
tris(oxyethylene)-α, ω-(dimeth) acrylate
- TMGF-11:
-
α, ω-dimethacryl (1,3) bisglycerine-2-phtalate
- UF foam:
-
urea-formaldehyde foam
- a:
-
sample thickness; coefficient
- A:
-
surface area of foamed plastic
- A*o :
-
amplitude of free nuclear induction
- C1, C2, C3 :
-
empirical coefficients
- d:
-
thickness of struts; diameter of the water molecule
- df :
-
hydraulic diameter
- D:
-
diameter of cell; the most probable size of cells
- Di :
-
current diameter of cells
- Ebr :
-
breakdown voltage (dielectric strength)
- f:
-
frequency of electromagnetic field
- F (x):
-
Weibull function
- ħ:
-
Planck constant
- H:
-
molar heat of phase transition
- k:
-
Boltzmann constant
- K:
-
empirical coefficient
- K1, K2 :
-
coefficients of uniformity of cellular structure
- l:
-
length of rib of dodecahedron
- la, lb, lc :
-
traces of current via liquid foam
- L:
-
capillar length
- m:
-
mass of dry foam
- mg :
-
mass of gas
- mw :
-
mass of water
- M:
-
the arithmetic mean value
- n:
-
number of rows of foam models
- P:
-
porosity; pressure
- P0 :
-
saturated vapor pressure
- Δ Pf :
-
drop of the pressure of liquid
- ΔPg :
-
drop of the pressure of water steam
- Δ Pc :
-
suction pressure of capillaries
- q:
-
electrostatic charge
- Q:
-
heat flow
- r, R:
-
cell radius
- R1, R2 :
-
curvature radius
- Re:
-
Reynolds number
- S:
-
specific surface area
- T:
-
temperature
- v:
-
flow rate
- V:
-
geometric volume of foam
- W:
-
weight humidity
- α:
-
contact angle
- γ:
-
apparent density of foam
- γ f :
-
density of liquid
- γ g :
-
density of gas
- γ′g:
-
saturation density of gase phase
- γ p :
-
density of polymer phase
- γ w :
-
density of water
- γ 1 :
-
gyromagnetic ratio of the nucleus
- Γ:
-
gamma-function
- δ:
-
thickness of cell wall
- tg δ :
-
dielectric losses
- ε:
-
dielectric permeability
- η f :
-
kinematic viscosity
- κ:
-
electroconductivity
- ϑ:
-
volume fraction of phase
- ϑ g :
-
volume fraction of gas
- ϑ p :
-
volume fraction of polymer phase
- ϑ w :
-
volume fraction of water
- ϑ α :
-
volume fraction of open cells
- ϑ*w:
-
volume fraction of equilibrium water
- ϑ 1w :
-
volume fraction of the monomolecular layer of absorbed water
- ϑ*max:
-
maximal value of ϑ*w
- Θ:
-
correction factor
- λ:
-
generalized conductivity
- λi :
-
Di/D
- ν i :
-
the frequency of appearance of cells with size “i”
- ρ v :
-
volumetric electroresistance
- σ:
-
surface tension coefficient; surface density of charge; root-mean-square deviation
- τ:
-
current time
- τ*:
-
time of equilibrium moisture absorption
- τ 1 :
-
longitudinal relaxation time
- ϕ:
-
relative humidity
- χ:
-
Pirson criterion
- ψ:
-
resistance coefficient
- ω:
-
volume humidity
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