Reyne Maurice. Plastic Forming Processes

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...

2nd ed. - Smithers Rapra Press, 2008. - 180 pages. "Although recycling has a long history, it is only relatively recently that environmental protection and waste management issues have come to the forefront of both public and political awareness. Outside the fields of expertise, generally little is known about either plastics or their recyclability. As in the successful first edition, this book provides straightforward information on plastic mat...

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...

Wiley - VCH, 2005. - 358 рages. Recently, supercritical fluids have emerged as more sustainable alternatives for the organic solvents often used in polymer processes. This is the first book emphasizing the potential of supercritical carbon dioxide for polymer processes from an engineering point of view. It develops a state-of-the-art overview on polymer fundamentals, polymerization reactions and polymer processing in supercritical carbon dioxide....

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...

Pharmaceutical Press. 2011. 173 p. This will be the fifth title in the new "ULLA" series - a series of innovative introductory textbooks for students in pharmaceutical sciences. This text gives a comprehensive review of polymer chemistry research and development in pharmaceutics giving insights and up-to-date information into the rationale behind the use of such molecules, their physicochemical characteristics, synthetic routes, and practical ex...

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...

Smithers Rapra Technology, 2010. - 160 pages. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are plastic-like polymers produced naturally by many types of bacteria. PHA are among the most promising next generation plastics because they are biodegradable and can be produced using renewable resources. The Practical Guide to Microbial Polyhroxyalkanoates pres detailed information on the various microbial aspects that govern the design and synthesis of commercially use...

Smithers Rapra Technology, 2002. - 104 р. Polypropylene is now the third largest consumed plastic material after polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride. This book discusses the advantages and disadvantages of working with polypropylene, offering practical comment on the available types of polypropylene, its mechanical properties and in-service performance, and processing. Comparisons with other common plastics are also provided, which highlight th...