Physico-chemical analysis of flexible polyurethane foams containing commercial calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is a filler often utilized by the Brazilian mattress factories in the production of polyurethane foams. The filler allows the substitution of part of the polymeric agents, conferring dimensional stability and hardness to the foams. However, in agreement with experimental da...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Sá e Sant'Anna, Denilson Arlindo de Souza, Danielle Marques de Araujo, Cornélio de Freitas Carvalho, Maria Irene Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2008-12-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392008000400009