Original Article
  • Effect of Lightweight Waste Plastic (LWP) on the Morphology and Properties of EVA Composite Foams

  • Donghun Han*† , Youngmin Kim*, Danbi Lee*, Jonghwan Lee*, Geonhee Seo*

  • * Korea Institute of Materials Convergence Technology, Busan 47154, Republic of Korea

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Correspondence to

  • Donghun Han

  • Korea Institute of Materials Convergence Technology, Busan 47154, Republic of Korea

  • E-mail: dhhan@kimco.re.kr