"Energy in Plastics Technology" provides, unlike any other book, the necessary fundamentals for dealing with thermotechnical issues in the processing of plastics, leading to efficient, robust, reliable, economical, and environmentally friendly processes for high-quality products. The following four areas are addressed:

- Methodical application of the essential fundamentals to practical problems. The focus is on the formulation of energy balances.
- Special emphasis is placed on the understanding of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, with their manifold implications.
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