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Description Author: P. Mirau ISBN 978-1-85957-272-6 Published: 2001Pages: 144, Figures: 43, Tables: 2 Summary NMR spectroscopy has emerged as one of the most important methods for the solid-state characterization of polymers. This report gives an overview of the methods and applications of NMR to relevant polymer problems with an emphasis on how NMR can be used...
Description Author: Dr. Martin J. Forrest ISBN 978-1-84735-141-8 Hardcover, pages 362 Summary Food Contact Materials - Rubbers, Silicones, Coatings, and Inks, is an amalgamation of data from four recent projects. This report provides a wealth of information taken from the results and findings of research projects on: Migration Data of Food Contact Rubbers (Two projects), Rubber Breakdown...
Description Author: Dr. P.W. Dufton ISBN 978-1-85957-385-3 pages 148 Summary Plastics materials are used in large volumes in major applications such as buildings, vehicles and electronic appliances. In each of these areas, fire safety is critical. Hence flame retardants have been developed to improve the properties of plastics under the different conditions of processing and use....
Description Author: Martin Forrest ISBN 978-1-84735-097-8 Published: 2008Rapra Review ReportVol. 16, No. 8, Report 188Soft-backed, 297 x 210 mm, 124 pages. Summary in a variety of different food contact situations and conditions. The origin of this review report was a Food Standards Agency (FSA) project on food contact silicone based materials that was carried out at...
Description Author: M. Forrest, Y. Davies and J. Davies ISBN 978-1-84735-023-7 Published: 2007420 pages, Wire bound Summary For the 3rd Edition of this popular, authoritative and respected book, the collection has been completely revised and enlarged, with the addition of around 200 new spectra bringing the total number in the library to around 800. A number...
Description Author: M.J. Forrest, Rapra Technology Ltd ISBN 978-1-85957-333-4 pages: 110, figures: 15 Summary Plastics can present a very difficult challenge to the analyst. The plastic may contain a variety of additives, including other polymers, which are used to enhance the properties of the plastic compound. For example, plasticisers, inorganic fillers, antidegradants, fire retardants, and specialist...
Description Author: Dr. M.J. Forrest ISBN 978-1-85957-390-7 pages 160 Summary Thermosets comprise around 25% of world plastic consumption. The use of thermosets dates back over 100 years to the advent of phenolics. Today, a large range of different reactive chemicals is used in the synthesis of these resins. Common thermoset systems include phenol-formaldehyde, melamine-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, resorcinol-formaldehyde,...
Description Author: Dr. P. Jershow, Wacker-Chemie GmbH ISBN 978-1-85957-297-9 Published: 2002Pages: 164 Summary Silicone elastomers are important materials for many application areas such as automotive, electric and electronics, domestic appliances and medical. They are increasingly being used to substitute for organic rubbers, because of their advantageous properties. This is a very comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art...
Description Author: V. Goodship and J.C. Love, The University of Warwick ISBN 978-1-85957-327-3 pages: 116, figures: 23, tables: 6 Summary Injection moulding is the most important of all the commercial methods of plastics processing. Many variations have been developed and one of the rapidly expanding fields is multi-material injection moulding. This is particularly important where processors...
Description Author: D.J. Knight and M.B. Thomas ISBN 978-1-85957-372-3 Published: 2003pages 474 Summary There are many different chemicals and materials in use today. These are subject to stringent regulations, which include a requirement for physicochemical and toxicity testing. In some countries, existing chemicals are also undergoing safety checks. The aim is to determine their hazardous properties...
Description Author: David Mulligan, National Physical Laboratory ISBN 978-1-85957-393-8 pages 112 Summary Cure monitoring techniques are used to improve the efficiency of processing, for quality assurance and to study the curing process. Such cure studies can prevent wastage due to failure of resin to react, use of incorrect proportions of resin components, poor mixing of resin,...
Description Author: D.I. Cook ISBN 978-1-85957-375-4 120 pages Summary Geosynthetics are sheet polymeric materials used in civil engineering. They have been used since the 1970s in geotechnical (soil) structures for functions such as separation, reinforcement, drainage, filtration, liquid containment and as gas barriers. In practice, this has included applications as diverse as reinforcement in the walls...
Description Author: B.G. Willoughby ISBN 978-1-85957-374-7 pages 250 Summary Health, safety, and the environment are key driving factors in the industry in the 21st Century. Monitoring of exposure to chemicals in the workplace and in emissions from factories is used to calculate exposure to possible chemical toxins including carcinogens. Other factors must also be considered in chemical...
Description Author: Derek J Knight and Lesley A Creighton ISBN 978-1-85957-471-3 SafePharm Laboratories Ltd.Published: 2004Rapra Review Reports, Vol. 15, No. 5, Report 173pages 120 Summary A wide variety of plastics is used in food-contact applications and it is important that such plastics do not affect the food with which they come into contact. Given the obvious importance...
Description Author: Chung, Deborah D. L. ISBN 978-1-84882-830-8 2nd ed., 371 p. 210 illus. Summary Provides a comprehensive treatment of functional composite materials, covering functions related to the thermal, electrical, electromagnetic, thermoelectric, dielectric, optical, magnetic and electrochemical behaviour.- The 2nd edition includes an expanded treatment of each topic, particularly in relation to applications and practical considerations.The...
Description Author: David K. Platt ISBN 978-1-85957-519-2 Rapra Market Report Summary Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future. Demand is being driven by a number of factors. The cost of biodegradable polymers has come down considerably...
Description Author: D. Nichols, Thor Overseas Limited ISBN 978-1-85957-512-3 Pages: 126Format: Soft-backed Summary The use of biocides in plastics is commonplace. They are added to protect the plastic from degradation by microbes or to provide an external antimicrobial hygienic surface.Biocides are selected on the basis of their function and the application for which they are...
Description Author: D.B. Wootton ISBN 978-1-85957-277-1 pages 248 Summary This book is written in a very readable style. It starts by describing the history of the use of textiles in rubber composites and progresses through the technology of yarn production to the details of fabric construction. The five core fabric materials used in rubber reinforcement are...
Description Author: D. Packham ISBN 978-1-85957-357-0 pages 116 Summary A large number of objects produced from polymers are moulded. One of the main problems of moulding with polymers is the fact that the articles produced often stick in the mould. An associated problem is that of mould fouling where deposits from previous items stick to the...
Description Author: David Eaves ISBN 978-1-85957-388-6 pages 274 Summary The use of polymer foams is extremely widespread. Indeed, it is hard to think of any industries where polymer foams do not have a part to play. They can be found for example in sports and leisure products, in military applications, in vehicles, in aircraft, and in...