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Description Author: George Wypych, Editor ISBN 978-1-895198-65-2 Published: 2014Number of pages: 978 Summary The volume begins with a discussion of solvent used in over 30 industries, which are the main consumers of solvents. The analysis is conducted based on available data and contains information on the types (and frequently amounts) of solvents used and potential problems...
Description Author: Gasan M Magomedov, Georgii V Kozlov and Gennady Zaikov ISBN 978-1-84735-559-1 Published: 2011 Pages: 492, Hard cover Summary This book gives a fresh point of view on the curing processes, structure, and properties of crosslinked polymers. The general view is that the structure and properties of crosslinked polymers are defined by their density, this book...
Description Author: Eds.: Günter Reiter, Gert R. Strobl ISBN 978-3-540-47305-3 Published: 2007pages 506, hardcover Summary In the context of polymer crystallization there are several still open and often controversially debated questions. The present volume addresses issues such as novel general views and concepts which help to advance our understanding of polymer crystallisation nucleation phenomena long living melt...
Description Author: Various ISBN 978-1-84735-422-8 pages 158, hard cover Summary 'The worldwide market for polymer electronic products has been estimated to be worth up to £15 billion by 2015 and the opportunity for new markets could be as high as £125billion by 2025.' The rapid development of polymer electronics has revealed the possibility for transforming the...
Description Author: Anil Bajpai, Sandeep Shukla, Rajesh Saini and Atul Tiwari ISBN 978-1-84735-416-7 Published: 2010Pages: 370, Hardcover Summary Stimuli responsive drug delivery systems have emerged as one of the most innovative classes of polymer materials in modern materials science. The polymer architectures exhibiting a large change in their physicochemical behaviors in response to minor signals from...
Description Author: John M. Funt ISBN 978-1-84735-150-0 hard-backed Summary Introducing the new 'Classic Rapra Reprint' Series. Mixing of Rubber is the first book in a series of Classic Rapra Reprints. We have searched our previously published and successful reference books, and found some real gems! The content is sure to be of interest to those in...
Description Author: T.R Crampton ISBN 9781847355683 Published: 2014264 pages Summary Generally speaking, engineering plastics are those which are replacing conventional materials such as metals and alloys in general engineering. In addition, the term 'engineering plastic' covers materials that have superior properties which were not particularly available in conventional polymeric materials such as the exceptionally high heat...
Description Author: Joel Fried ISBN 978-1-84735-093-0 Published: 2010Pages: 136, Soft-backed Summary This review report gives an overview of how polymers are used in aerospace applications. Topics covered include: Composites, including thermosets, thermoplastics, and nanocomposites. Fibre reinforcement of the composites and the specialised applications are also covered. For each type of composite, the chemistry, cure methods, fabrication...
Description Author: T. Reg Bott, School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK ISBN 978-0-444-53224-4 Hardbound, 220 pages publication date: 2011 Summary Industrial Biofouling discusses the challenges--and to a lesser extent, the benefits--of biofilms on industrial processing surfaces. It addresses the operating problems caused by establishment and growth of microorganisms, thereby enabling effective...
Description Author: Smithers Rapra by Suzanne Wilkinson ISBN 978-1-84735-086-2 Published: 2008Soft-backed, 297 x 210 mm, 40 pages. Summary REACH, the EU regulation for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals, entered into force in June 2007. Its central aim is to protect human health and the environment from the risks arising from the use of chemicals....
Description Author: Arthur H. Landrock, PLASTEC (retired) Sina Ebnesajjad, Fluoroconsultants Group; (former DuPont), Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ISBN 978-0-8155-1533-3 Second Edition Hardbound, 475 Pages Summary This book presents information that will allow practitioners of adhesion technology to select the right adhesive for bonding different materials. Early chapters cover basic principles of adhesion, such as adhesion...
Description Author: T. R. Crompton ISBN 9781847355133 Published: 2012Number of pages 216, Hardcover Summary In recent years numerous research papers have been published on the changes in chemical structure and in physical properties of polymers when they are exposed to heat over a range of temperatures. For example, these changes can occur at any time during...
Description Author: Hal Greenhouse ISBN 978-1-4377-7877-9 360 pages Summary This is a book about the integrity of sealed packages to resist foreign gases and liquids penetrating the seal or an opening (crack) in the package especially critical to the reliability and longevity of electronics. The author explains how to predict the reliability and the longevity of...
Description Author: Debdatta Ratna ISBN 9781847354105 Pages: 422 Summary Handbook of Thermoset Resins is intended to be a self-sufficient guide dedicated to "thermoset resins", an important class of polymer materials. The book begins with a general introduction to thermoset and is ended with thermoset nanocomposites, a subject of current interest. Use this to make a knowledge-base...
Description Author: Jinlian Hu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ISBN 9781909030329 Published: 2014Pages:308 Summary Shape-memory polymers (SMP) are a unique branch of the smart materials family which are capable of changing shape on-demand upon exposure to the external stimulus. The discovery of SMP made a significant breakthrough in the developments of novel smart materials for a...
Description Author: Salvatore Parisi ISBN 9781847356093 page 398 Summary Quality inspection of packaging materials is a difficult task for food producers because the technical tests for packaging are mainly designed to measure the 'performance' of materials in relation to their chemical formulation, processing data, and intended uses. This may be difficult for food producers because their knowledge...
Description Author: T. R. Crompton ISBN 9781847356611 pages 242, Hardcover Summary This book reviews the various thermal methods used for the characterisation of polymer properties and composition. All these methods study the properties of polymers as they change with temperature.The methods discussed in this book are: differential photocalorimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, dielectric thermal analysis, differential thermal...
Description Author: Edited by Ambikanandan Misra and Aliasgar Shahiwala ISBN 9781847358516 Published: 2014page 546 Summary Use of polymers has become indispensable in the field of drug delivery. Polymers play a crucial role in modulating drug delivery to exploit maximum therapeutic benefits and have been fundamental in the successful development of several novel drug delivery systems that...
Description Author: Polymer REACH Consortium ISBN 9781847356208 Published: 2012 Summary This book has been produced by the EU Leonardo Project called Polymer REACH. The overall objective of Polymer REACH was to develop an e-learning platform and training materials for the European polymer industry to learn and understand how to manage their obligations under the European legislation...
Description Author: Walther Grot, Ion Power, Inc. (former DuPont), Delaware, U.S.A. ISBN 978-1-4377-4457-6 Hardbound, 312 Pages Summary Fluorinated ionomer polymers form impermeable membranes that conduct electricity, properties that have been put to use in large-scale electrochemical applications, revolutionizing the chlor-alkali industry and transforming production methods of some of the world’s highest-production commodity chemicals: chlorine, sodium hydroxide, and...