Expanded bead blowing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010388",
  "term": "Expanded bead blowing",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Expanded Bead Blowing",
  "definition": "Expanded plastics are created when the plastic beads are placed into a mold, and a blowing agent or gas - usually pentane - is dissolved in the plastic. The closed mold is heated to soften the plastic, and the gas expands, or a blowing agent generates gas. The result is a fused, closed-cell structure of foamed plastic that conforms to a shape, such as expanded polystyrene cups.",
  "subject": "Commercial processes",
  "references": [
    "FEMA U.S. Fire Administration National Fire Academy Coffee Break Training at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_2008_29.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/expanded-bead-blowing/"
}