Plastics Technology Handbook

ISBN-13: 9781498786218 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 1012 str.

Manas Chanda

Opis

The new edition discusses developments in polymer fabrication and processing and advanced materials including nanomaterials and innovative applications. It offers updates on plastics recycling and disposal methods, novel plastics and composites, and plastics toxicity. It covers developments in polymer applications across a variety of industries.

Spis treści

Characteristics of Polymers and Polymerization Processes. Fabrication Processes. Plastic Properties and Testing. Industrial Polymers. Polymers in Special Uses. Recycling and Disposal of Waste Plastics. Trends in Polymer Applications. A1: Trade Names for Some Industrial Polymers Appendix. A2: Commonly Used Abbreviations for Industrial Polymers. A3 Formulations of Flame-Retarded Selected Thermoplastics. A4: Formulations of Selected Rubber Compounds. A5: Formulations of Selected PVC Compounds. A6: Formulations of Polyurethane Foams. A7: Conversion of Units. A8: Typical Properties of Polymers Used for Molding and Extrusion. A9: Typical Properties of Cross-Linked Rubber Compounds. A10: Typical Properties of Representative Textile Fibers.

O autorze

Manas Chanda is emeritus professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India. He also worked as a summer-term visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, with regular summer visits during 1980-2000. A five-time recipient of the International Scientific Exchange Award from the National Sciences and Research Council, Canada, Dr. Chanda is the author or coauthor of nearly 100 scientific papers, articles, and books, including Introduction to Polymer Science and Chemistry (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis). A fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineers and a member of the Indian Plastics Institute, he received the BS (1959) and MSc (1962) degrees from Calcutta University, and the PhD (1966) from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.