Pritchard Geoffrey. Plastics Additives

CRC Press. 2008. 498 p. Most plastics and polymers used for consumer goods and technical applications contain numerous additives, many of which are potentially hazardous to human health and the environment. The Handbook for the Chemical Analysis of Plastic and Polymer Additives provides a detailed reference for the analysis of additives that are most widely used in plastics and polymers. The handbook offers a unique combination of comprehensive...

7 edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999, 920 pages The seventh edition of this classic reference work once more provides a comprehensive overview of commercially available plastics materials. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it enables scientists to understand the commercial implications of their work as well as providing technologists with a theoretical background. The Historical Development of Plastics Materials The Chemical Natu...

Wiley-Scrivener, 2009. – 282 p. This reference focuses on additives for thermoplastic polymers and describes 21 of the most important and commonly used additives from Plasticizers and Fillers to Optical Brighteners and Anti-Microbial additives. It also includes chapters on safety and hazards, and prediction of service time models. Written in an accessible and practical style, A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers is the...

4th ed. - MGH. 2004. 759 p. Thermoplastics Thermosets, Reinforced Plastics, and Composites Elastomeric Materials amd Processes Composite Materials and Processes Metal Matrix Composites, Ceramic Matrix Composites, Carbon Matrix Composites, and Thermally Conductive Polymer Matrix Composites Plastics in Coatings and Finishes Plastics and Elastomers in Adhesives Plastics Joining Design and Processing of Plastic Parts Automotive Plastics and Elastomer...

McGrаw-Hill Prоfessional, 2000, 1232 pages State-of-the-art guide to plastic product design, manufacture and application. Edited by Charles A. Harper and sponsored by Modern Plastics, the industry's most prestigious trade magazine, Modern Plastics Handbook packs a wealth of up-to-date knowledge about plastics processes, forms and formulations, design, equipment, testing and recycling. This A-to-Z guide keeps you on top of: *Properties and perfo...

Plastics Design Library, 1999. - 333 pages. The papers in this anthology were presented during seven ANTEC and RETEC symposia between 1995 and 1998, and chronicle many of the advances in the plastics coloring technology field during that time span. The unifying theme of the papers is "creating more value. " The interactivity of the package design process has continued to demand advances in coloring technology, and the value of being able to explo...

Elsevier. 2011. 661 p. A practical reference for all plastics engineers who are seeking to answer a question, solve a problem, reduce a cost, improve a design or fabrication process, or even venture into a new market. Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook covers both polymer basics - helpful to bring readers quickly up to speed if they are not familiar with a particular area of plastics processing - and recent developments - enabling practitione...

3rd ed. - Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. - 529 pages. Now in its Third Edition, Plastics is the key text for senior students studying the science and engineering of plastic materials. Starting from microstructure and physical properties, the book covers the mechanical, chemical and electrical properties of plastic materials, and also deals in detail with wider plastics issues that todays engineers and materials scientists need such as ma...

Plunkett Research, 2010. - 556 pages. The chemicals manufacturing industry is a vibrant, global business that encompasses many important sectors: from commodity chemicals, to specialty chemicals to custom manufacturing. Key topics include global trade, finance and acquisitions, biochemicals, nanochemicals, polymers, petrochemicals, fertilizers, plastics, coatings, ceramics, solvents, additives, dyes and many other products basic to home and busin...

Wiley-VCH, 2008. - 272 pages. Plastics may undergo an industrial treatment for many reasons including strength, chemical inertness, biodegradability, and heat resistance. Providing an overview of the various treatments utilized in the plastics industry, this title examinesthe numerous treatments in use as well as the differences in treatments based on the type of plastic and the type of component being treated.