The foam sheet of the present invention is biodegradable, can be recycled,
has good processability, is lightweight, exhibits excellent appearance,
has practically satisfactory heat resistance and is more acceptable to
the environment.There is provided a crosslinked biodegradable resin
continuous foam sheet comprising biodegradable resin, and has an
expansion rate of about 1.5 to about 50 and a gel fraction of about 3% or
more.There is further provided a method for producing the foam sheet
comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a sheet from a resin composition
comprising a biodegradable resin, a thermal decomposable blowing agent,
and a crosslinking promoter; (2) irradiating the resulting sheet with an
ionizing radiation to crosslink the resin composition; and (3) subjecting
the crosslinked sheet to heat treatment to continuously prepare a
crosslinked foam sheet.Thus, the foam sheet of the present invention can
be used in a wide range of practical applications such as, for example,
interior materials for an automobile, thermal insulators such as a pipe
covering, cushioning materials such as a tape core and the like.