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Description Author: I. Boustead ISBN 978-1-85957-016-6 110 pages, softbound Summary The plastics industry, like most others, was slow to respond to environmental pressures. Partly as a consequence of this it now faces irrational prejudices and demands which may lead to inappropriate decisions in response to undoubtedly real problems. Plastics possess some special characteristics but most of...
Description Author: Vannessa Goodship ISBN 978-1-84735-078-7 Soft-backed, 173 pages Summary 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...
Description Author: Jiri George Drobny ISBN 978-08155-1549-4 Pages: 736 pp, Hardback, 315 Illustrations Summary Thermoplastic elastomers are one of the most in-demand groups of materials today. Their most attractive feature is that they can be processed like plastics, yet they exhibit properties that are close to vulcanized rubber. Consequently, they can be produced in a highly...
Description Author: Dr. George Wypych 10-ISBN 1-895198-24-0 13-ISBN 978-1-895198-24-9Pages 1675, Figures 568, Tables 380, References 5184 Summary Announcing the most comprehensive book on solvents This book was written by a group of experts on various subjects of solvents' use, the fundamental principles governing their application, effect on health and environment, residual solvents in products, their...
Description Author: Prof. E. Abdel-Bary ISBN 978-1-85957-338-9 pages 404 Summary Plastic films are high-performance materials which play an essential part in modern life. Plastic films are mostly used in packaging applications but as will be seen from this book they are also used in the agricultural, medical and engineering fields. The plastics films industry uses state-of-the-art...
Description Author: Sina Ebnesajjad ISBN 1-884207-96-0 DuPont Fluoroproducts, Wilmington, DE, USA Summary This is the second of a two-volume series of books about fluoroplastics. Volume 1 covers the non-melt processible homopolymers, requiring non-traditional processing techniques. Volume 2 is devoted to the melt-processible fluoropolymers, their polymerization and fabrication techniques including injection molding, wire, tube, and film...
Description Author: Eds. Scheirs, Walter Kaminsky ISBN 978-0-470-02152-1 pages 816, Hardcover Summary Pyrolysis is a recycling technique converting plastic waste into fuels, monomers, or other valuable materials by thermal and catalytic cracking processes. It allows the treatment of mixed, unwashed plastic wastes. For many years research has been carried out on thermally converting waste plastics into...
Description Author: P.W. Dufton ISBN 978-1-85957-241-2 Pages: 210, Figures: 7, Tables: 50 Summary Much has happened recently in the field of waste management and this has had a strong impact on the handling of used tires. This Rapra Industry Analysis Report provides up-to-date data and comment about the progress in the UK, Europe and North America...
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: 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: Myer Kutz ISBN 978-1-4377-3514-7 574 pages, 1st. Edition Summary The expert contributors to this new handbook demystify new technologies and materials and present the fundamentals of plastics engineering for optimal engineering and business decisions.Key Features • Practical introductions to both core topics and new developments make this work equally valuable for newly qualified...