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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: Worrell and Reuter ISBN 9780123964595 State-of-the-art for practitioners, analysts, and scientists Summary Key Features- Portrays recent and emerging technologies in metal recycling, by-product utilization, and management of post-consumer waste- Uses life cycle analysis to show how to reclaim valuable resources from mineral and metallurgical wastes- Uses examples from current professional and industrial practice, with...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-84735-494-5 Published: 2010 Summary Smart Polymer Systems 2010 was iSmithers’ inaugural international conference on stimuli-responsive polymers. These material systems repeatedly dramatically react to small changes in their external environment in a predictable manner.With an immensely wide range of potential applications; biomembranes, intelligent textiles, tissue engineering and smart coatings to name a...
Description Author: J.C. Love and V. Goodship, The University of Warwick ISBN 978-1-85957-328-0 pages: 122, figures: 7, table: 1 Summary Many plastic components need to have a surface finish applied before use. This can act as a decorative layer, a protective layer, to smooth out surface defects, or to alter surface properties (for example, to enhance...
Description Author: Myer Kutz ISBN 978-1-4377-3455-3 896 pages, Hardcover Summary Key FeaturesThe Handbook’s broad scope introduces the reader to the effects of environmental degradation on a wide range of materials, including metals, plastics, concrete, wood and textiles. For each type of material, the book describes the kind of degradation that effects it and how...
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: C. Henneuse and T. Pacary ISBN 978-1-85957-386-0 pages 148 Summary Plastic materials, solvents, varnishes, coatings, insulating materials, glues, carpets, foams, textiles and other products may all emit volatile organic compounds that contribute to the deterioration of ambient air quality in terms of odors and pollutants. The emission may originate from the unreacted monomer, plasticizers,...