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Description Author: Eds., M. Lazzari, Guojun Liu, S. Lecommandoux ISBN 978-3-527-61056-3 pages 447, Hardcover Summary The book investigates all types of application for block copolymers: as tools for fabricating other nanomaterials, as structural components in hybrid materials and nanocomposites, and as functional materials. The multidisciplinary approach covers all stages from chemical synthesis and characterization, presenting applications from...
Description Author: Ian W. Hamley ISBN 978-0-470-01697-8pages 300, Hardcover Summary This unique text discusses the solution self-assembly of block copolymers and covers all aspects from basic physical chemistry to applications in soft nanotechnology. Recent advances have enabled the preparation of new materials with novel self-assembling structures, functionality and responsiveness and there have also been concomitant...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-85957-252-8 Frankfurt, Germany, 13th-14th March 2001Pages: 190, Figures: 245, Tables: 82 Summary In recent years the markets for foams or expended substrates has grown enormously, this is documented through the high number of patent applications for products and processes which are filed each year. This third, international conference dedicated to the...
Description Author: Heidelberg, Germany, 27th - 28th May, 2002 ISBN 978-1-85957-315-0 250 pages Summary Foaming is a large area of the plastics processing industry and the possibilities grow every year through the introduction of new products, processes and systems. The advances in the industry are clearly documented by the high numbers of patent applications for products...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-85957-366-2 Munich, Germany, 19th-20th May 2003232 pages Summary The fifth Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes Conference was held in Munich, Germany and was dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber. The two day international conference brought together major blowing agent manufacturers and suppliers, foaming process...
Description Author: Conference ISBN 978-1-85957-447-8 Hamburg, Germany, 10th-11th May 2004pages 214 Summary This sixth international conference dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber aimed to present an insight into the latest industrial progress and research for foam generation. The conference offered a comprehensive review of recent academic developments, results and...
DescriptionAuthor: Rapra Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-84735-015-2 Frankfurt, Germany, 22-23 May 2007SummaryThe conference was dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber. Foamed materials are being enhanced to replace dense solid polymers, reducing weight and costs. Chemical and environmental legislation is constantly changing and the foam industry is adapting to meet demands....
Description Author: Rapra Conferences ISBN 978-1-84735-071-8 Papers: 23 Summary Now in its tenth year Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2008 has become firmly established in the plastics community as the meeting place for processors, material suppliers, academics and end users to exchange ideas and keep up to date with developments in this fast growing niche of...
Description Author: Rapra Conferences ISBN 978-1-84735-392-4 23 papers Summary Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2009, Conference ProceedingsFoamed substances are now being sourced as an alternative substance for applications that previously had an established material. Blowing agents or blowing gases are excellent 'fillers' and have the dual benefits of saving material and reducing weight, the latter minimising...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-84735-495-2 Summary The 12th international Blowing Agents & Foaming Processes conference was developed to once again showcase the latest academic and industrial research shaping the future for so many industry applications. Aside from the industries with a long-established connection to polymeric foams, a growing market is being driven by the current...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 9781847356314 Summary Blowing Agents & Foaming Processes conference returned for the thirteenth consecutive year to highlight the academic and commercial developments in current and new polymeric foam applications. As the only conference to be tailored to the specific needs of the polymeric foam industry, this was a not-to-be-missed opportunity to...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 9781909030428 Summary Today there are numerous solutions on offer – new methods, resins, technology, processes, and additives and it seems that demand for higher performance and lower costs is set to once again drive technical developments in polymeric foams.Those involved in the manufacture of blowing agents, PU foam insulation and...
Description Author: Dr. S.N. Singh, Huntsman Polyurethanes ISBN 978-1-85957-321-1 pages 104 Summary The polyurethane foam industry was radically shaken up by the discovery, in the mid 1980s, that certain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used as blowing agents can damage the environment. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) were developed as replacements, but they are now scheduled to be phased out as they...
Description Author: G. Polaski, J. Means, B. Stull, P. Warren, K. Allen, D. Mowrey and B. Carney, Lord Corporation ISBN 978-1-85957-495-9 Pages 150 Summary This review has been written as a practical approach to bonding various kinds of elastomers to substrates such as steel and plastics, as used in the manufacture of diverse products such as...
Description Author: Ottmar Brandau ISBN 978-1-4377-3526-0 180 pages Summary The book is a thoroughly practical handbook that provides engineers and managers with the toolkit to improve production and engineering aspects in their own businesses - saving money, increasing output and improving competitiveness by adopting new technologies. In this book, Brandau covers the engineering aspects of bottle...
Description Author: Klingeler, Rüdiger; Sim, Robert B. (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-642-14801-9 1st Edition., 2011, XX, 280 p. 38 illus. in color., Hardcover Summary This book explores the potential of multi-functional carbon nanotubes for biomedical applications. It combines contributions from chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and medicine. The complete overview of the state-of-the-art addresses different synthesis and biofunctionalisation routes...
Description Author: Peng-Cheng Ma, Jang-Kyo Kim ISBN 978-1-4398262-1-8 Pages: 224 pages Summary Discovered in the twentieth century, carbon nanotubes (CNT) were an integral part of science and industry by the beginning of the twenty first century, revolutionizing chemistry, physics, and materials science. More recent advances in carbon nanotube production methods have resulted in a tremendous push...
Description Author: Conference ISBN 978-1-85957-038-8 25 papers, softbound Summary The material covers all aspects of elastomeric and rigid foams including: Thermal performance of insulating foams; Analysis of fire gases; The progress of CFC-free foams; Recycling and waste management; Gas transfer; Novel additives and synthesis techniques; Manufacturing developments for a range of foamed materials; Impact properties. Table...
Description Author: George WypychTitle of series: Impact of AwardISBN 978-1-927885-65-9 Publication date: January 2020Pages 236+viFigures 66 Summary Chain movement, chain mobility, segmental mobility, segmental dynamics, chain orientation are the primary subjects of this monograph having utmost importance in polymer science and technology, medicine, pharmaceutical, and many other applications. Nobel Prize committee awarded in 1991 Nobel Prize...
Description Author: T.R.Crompton ISBN 978-1-84735-123-4 Summary This book is intended to be a complete compendium of the types of methodology that have evolved for the determination of the chemical composition of polymers. Volume 1 covers the methodology used for the determination of metals, non-metals and organic functional groups in polymers, and for the determination of...