Thermally expanded microspheres and a process for producing the same

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PATENT NO 8486531
APP PUB NO 20120121907A1
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13355647

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The present invention provides heat-expanded microspheres having high packing efficiency, and a production method thereof. The heat-expanded microspheres are produced by expanding heat-expandable microspheres, which comprise shell of thermoplastic resin and a blowing agent encapsulated therein having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin and have an average particle size from 1 to 100 micrometer, at a temperature not lower than their expansion initiating temperature, and the heat-expanded microspheres result in a void fraction not higher than 0.70.

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MATSUMOTO YUSHI-SEIYAKU CO LTD1-3 SHIBUKAWA-CHO 2-CHOME YAO-SHI OSAKA 5810075 ?5810075

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Aoki, Takayuki Yao, JP 83 596
Inohara, Takeshi Yao, JP 9 72
Kitano, Kenichi Yao, JP 67 668
Masuda, Toshiaki Yao, JP 69 779
Miki, Katsushi Yao, JP 26 204
Takahara, Ichiro Yao, JP 17 306

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