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Description Author: Güneri Akovali, Bireswar Banerjee, A.K. Sen, Dipak K. Setua ISBN 978-1-84735-497-6 Summary Polymer coated textiles are known as engineered composite materials at a macro scale. A coating can offer significant improvements to the substrate, mainly of the physical (like impermeability and fabric abrasion) and/or of overall chemical properties; as well as the appearance,...
Description Author: Edited by Valentin Popa ISBN 978-1-84735-436-5Published: 2011 Summary This book presents new and specific aspects in the field of polysaccharides and their derivatives recommended for use in medicine and pharmacy. At the same time, the aspects developed in this book will be useful to design new systems for drugs delivery, immunomodulation, and new...
Description Author: T.R.Crompton ISBN 978-1-84735-132-6 Summary Volume 1 covers the methodology used for the determination of metals, non-metals and organic functional groups in polymers, and for the determination of the ratio in which different monomer units occur in copolymers. The techniques available for composition determination of homopolymers and copolymers and other recent modern techniques such...
Description Author: P.G. Kelleher ISBN 978-0-902348-78-3 New Jersey Polymer Extension CenterPublished: 1993Review Report Summary This report covers semi and non-crystalline thermoplastics, polymer blends, and various classes of reinforcing fibers and their properties which determine their suitability for specific applications. The long-term properties are discussed and effect of external forces, heat, weathering, chemical attack, and frictional wear. The...
Description Author: Eds., M. Le Bras, C. Wilkie, S. Bourbigot ISBN 978-0-85404-582-2 pages 410, Hardcover Summary The use of polymers is restricted by their flammability- they may indeed initiate or propagate fire. Fire Retardancy of Polymers focuses on mineral additives from either micro- or nano-composites for application in fire retardants. With the use of fire retardant...
Description Author: R.P. Brown ISBN 978-0-08041965-7 94 pages, softbound Summary Reasons for testing rubber materials and products fall into four categories: quality control, provision of design data, prediction of service performance and investigation of failure. In each case the requirements may be the same in terms of precision and reproducibility, but may be markedly different in...
Description Author: K.W. Allen ISBN 978-0-08041964-0 City University, Oxford PolytechnicReview Report86 pages, softbound Summary Mechanical fastening, welding and adhesive bonding is reviewed in this report. Selection of joining method is evaluated from the point of view of durability of joint required for application. The report considers the most important thermoplastic materials and explains the characteristics which...
Description Author: Phillipe Cognard, Versailles, France ISBN 978-0-08-044708-7 Hardbound, 512 Pages Summary Contributions from more than 60 authors, each a well-known specialist in their field, have been coordinated to produce the most comprehensive Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants ever published. The handbook will be published as 8 volumes, over a period of 4 years and will...
Description Author: H.T. van de Grampel ISBN 978-0-08041744-8 GE Plastics BVReview Report132 pages, softbound Summary This review report explains the theory of blending materials which may be essentially incompatible, and the properties and applications of commercially available blends of engineering thermoplastics are then described. Experimental results and data on commercial materials can be obtained from the...
Description Author: Reiji Mezaki and Guang-Hui Ma 10-ISBN 1-895198-21-6 13-ISBN 978-1-895198-21-8Mitsubishi Research Institute & Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan Summary Nearly 55% of world patents in polymer blends and alloys are issued in Japan, and only a fraction of those is ever available in English translation (Chemical Abstracts, the most extensive source, includes...
Description Author: Reiji Mezaki 10-ISBN 1-895198-13-5 13-ISBN 978-1-895198-13-3415 pages Summary Nearly 55% of world patents in polymer blends and alloys are issued in Japan, and only a fraction of those is ever available in English translation (Chemical Abstracts, the most extensive source, includes short notes on less than 80% Japanese Patents). This creates two problems: inventors...
Description Author: Reiji Mezaki 10-ISBN 1-895198-10-0 13-ISBN 978-1-895198-10-2291 pages Summary Nearly 55% of world patents in polymer blends and alloys are issued in Japan, and only a fraction of those is ever available in English translation (Chemical Abstracts, the most extensive source, includes short notes on less than 80% Japanese Patents). This creates two problems: inventors...
Description Author: L. A. Utracki 10-ISBN 1-895198-07-0 13-ISBN 978-1-895198-07-2 information on 176 blends and 1009 grades. 654 pages (8.5x11 '), 62 figures and photographs, 563 tables, 514 references, Summary Polymer blending is nearly as old as the polymers themselves. However, the literature dedicated to this technology is relatively recent, and primarily focused on the academic...
Description Author: H. H. Krause and J. M. L. Penninger ISBN 1-895198-06-2 Fraunhofer-Institut fur Chemische Technologie-ICT, Germany Sparqle International, B.V., The Netherlands134 pages, 64 figures, 23 tables Summary This book shares developments in recycling in Germany and Italy. Most chapters are based on the research work conducted in the Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology in Germany,...
Description Author: George M. Benedikt ISBN 1-884207-76-6 BFGoodrich, Brecksville, USAPages 315, Figures 226, Tables 66 Summary Since the publication of & quot; Metallocene-catalyzed Polymers & quot; in 1998, various aspects related to the introduction of this new group of materials were rapidly changing. This is reflected in the main emphasis of both books. In the previous...
Description Author: David J. Kemmish ISBN 9781843755768 Published: 2011Pages:134Hard-cover Summary High-performance engineering plastics are used in a vast range of applications and environments. They are becoming increasingly important because of trends towards more reliable and higher performance machines and devices.This book gives readers a working knowledge and understanding of high performance engineering plastics. It starts...
Description Author: Salvatore Parisi ISBN 9871847356062 Soft or Hard Cover Summary The so-called HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) acronym is well known in the food industry in relation to the management of microbiological, chemical and physical risks. With relation to HACCP risks, packaging materials should be studied and recognized as one of the key...
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: Raphael Tsu ISBN 978-0-08-096813-1 Published: 2011346 pages Summary Superlattice to Nanoelectronics, Second Edition, traces the history of the development of superlattices and quantum wells from their origins in 1969. Topics discussed include the birth of the superlattice; resonant tunneling via man-made quantum well states; optical properties and Raman scattering in man-made quantum systems; dielectric...
Description Author: Conference ISBN 978-1-85957-250-4 pages 98 Summary Rapra presented the third successful European conference concentrating on polymer rheology as a practical tool for process control and quality analysis. Papers were presented covering the latest techniques, equipment, and innovations in the monitoring and characterisation of polymers. Subjects addressed include the application of rheology to real-time processes, quality...