Process for producing non-scattering hollow plastic balloons

Details Process for producing non-scattering hollow plastic balloons Process for producing non-scattering hollow plastic balloons

1996-07-05

1998-05-19

Kuhns, Allan R.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Pore forming in situ

By gas forming or expanding

264 51, 521 56, C08J 922

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active

057531560

ABSTRACT:
A process for producing non-scattering hollow plastic balloons which comprises: (a) heating a mixture (A) of non-foamed plastic balloons and a first wetting agent, which is a plasticizer, to a temperature from 40.degree. C. to a temperature which is 40.degree. C. below an exit temperature of a heat exchanger, (b) contacting the mixture (A) with a second wetting agent being heated to a temperature equal to or above the foaming starting temperature of the non-foamed plastic balloons, wherein a ratio of the mixture (A) to the second wetting agent (B) is 1:0.5 to 1:1.5, the contacting being within 1 minute after heating the mixture (A) by the heat exchanger to a temperature ranging from 20.degree. to 50.degree. C. below the foaming starting temperature of the non-foamed plastic balloons, (c) foaming the non-foamed plastic balloons, and (d) cooling the resultant mixture from step (c) containing the foamed plastic balloons. Non-scattering foamed plastic balloons can thus be obtained simultaneously with the foaming. The present process needs a smaller amount of a plasticizer than the conventional process of wetting foamed plastic balloons with a plasticizer.

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