Reactive processing compression molding

Thermo- or vacuum-forming Dip-, slush- or roto-molding Compression or transfer molding Calendering Reactive processing methods Solid state forming Casting 3 1,2,3,4,5 ... 

Reactive Processing n A molding or extrusion operation in which chemical reactions are carried out. Extruders, mainly specialized twin-screw machines, have successfully carried out partial and complete polymerizations on a large scale. Transfer and compression molding of thermosets have always been reactive processes, but see Reaction Injection Molding. 

Barone MR, Caulk DA. Compression molding nonuniform cavity surface temperature and cycle time. Proceedings of the First International Conference on reactive processing of polymers. Pittsburgh, PA 1980. 

In bionanocomposites, the reinforcement content is very low, so they can be processed by the same methods used for the pure polymers. These methods are mainly limited by the fusibility of the polymer, nature of the reinforcements, and their thermal resistance (if melt processing methods are used). The most common methods are extrusion, injection molding, casting, and compression molding, with reactive extrusion a potential option [22, 59, 123, 130]. More information... 

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