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    • Permeability Properties of Plastics and Elastomers

      • 5th Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Laurence W. McKeen
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 4 9 0 6 2
      Permeability properties are essential data for the selection of materials and design of products across a broad range of market sectors from food packaging to automotive applications to medical devices. In its fourth edition, Permeability Properties of Plastics and Elastomers is a comprehensive resource that brings together a wealth of permeability data in a form that enables quick like-for-like comparisons between materials. Authored by industry insider Larry McKeen, the book is structured with four introductory chapters followed by detailed chapters organized by plastic type. Each chapter includes a manufacturer and trade name list, applications and uses list, as well as tabular and graphical data. It features explanatory text aimed at making the content accessible and the data is supported by a full explanation of its interpretation. This book is a valuable resource for professionals in the field looking to stay up-to-date on the latest permeability information and its application in various industries.

    • Databook of Nucleating Agents

      • 3rd Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Anna Wypych + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Databook of Nucleating Agents, Third Edition serves as a comprehensive reference for engineers and materials scientists seeking to enhance polymer production. This updated volume provides crucial insights into selecting the most effective nucleating and clarifying agents to improve manufacturing efficiency, product clarity, and structural properties. Covering both the theoretical foundations and practical considerations, the book details the chemical origins, properties, and modifications of nucleating agents. Readers will find clear explanations of how these additives influence crystallization behavior, enabling informed choices to optimize performance and quality in polymeric materials.The book also delves into methods for dispersing nucleating agents, their concentration effects, and the impact of cooling rates on polymer crystallization. It thoroughly reviews patent literature and current research, offering guidance on selecting nucleating agents for various polymer formulations and processing techniques. This newest edition addresses the transition from discontinued additives to advanced commercial alternatives, providing revised data on available products.

    • Handbook of Antiblocking, Release, and Slip Additives

      • 5th Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • George Wypych
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Handbook of Antiblocking, Release, and Slip Additives, Fifth Edition serves as a comprehensive resource for professionals and researchers involved with polymers and plastics. This authoritative guide presents up-to-date information on antiblocking, release, and slip additives, and how they are essential for modifying polymer properties and enhancing processing efficiency. By addressing techniques to reduce surface adhesion, improve material separation, and optimize production costs, the book plays a crucial role in supporting advancements across diverse industrial sectors. It is particularly valuable for those seeking practical strategies to maximize performance and streamline manufacturing processes in polymer applications.The book thoroughly explores the chemistry and physical characteristics of additives, detailing their impact on product properties, formulation methods, and incorporation techniques. It addresses health and environmental considerations, offering an extensive review of current literature and patents. The text also analyzes processing challenges, discussing additive types, concentrations, advantages, disadvantages, and practical formulation examples. This comprehensive approach makes it indispensable not only for industry research and development but also for academic study and innovation.

    • Handbook of Nucleating Agents

      • 3rd Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • George Wypych
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 7 7 4 6 7 0 8 4 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 7 7 4 6 7 0 8 5 9
      Handbook of Nucleating Agents, Third Edition is an essential resource for professionals and researchers in the field of polymer science and engineering. This comprehensive volume explores how nucleating and clarifying agents can be strategically used to boost production rates, alter polymer structure and morphology, improve mechanical properties, and minimize haze in polymeric materials. Drawing from both open and patent literature, with a strong emphasis on significant advances from the past five years, this handbook provides a thorough overview of recent developments. Its clear organization and in-depth analysis make it invaluable for selecting the right nucleating agents.The book distinguishes its content from the separately published Databook of Nucleating Agents, ensuring no overlap between the two. Key theoretical topics covered include polymer crystallization processes, nucleation efficiency, and dispersion techniques. The handbook also examines applications across a wide range of polymers and processing methods, discusses the impact on material properties, details analytical techniques for system analysis, and addresses health and safety considerations for industrial use.

    • Databook of Antiblocking, Release, and Slip Additives

      • 3rd Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Anna Wypych
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 7 7 4 6 7 0 7 2 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 7 7 4 6 7 0 7 3 6
      Databook of Antiblocking, Release, and Slip Additives offers an extensive overview of more than 300 additives essential for polymer production and processing. This updated reference is designed for professionals and researchers in industry and academia, providing comprehensive data that supports the selection and use of additives to improve processing efficiency, minimize adhesion, and ensure optimal separation. By including modified additive properties, new substances, and the removal of outdated entries, it ensures users have access to the most current and relevant information for their specific polymer applications.In addition to the expanded content, the third edition introduces two new sections in chapters 3 and 5, further enriching the resource. Each additive is described with detailed data fields such as general information, physical and ecological properties, health and safety aspects, and performance. Users benefit from recommendations regarding product selection, processing methods, and mold materials, as well as assessments of each additive’s unique features and advantages.

    • Multifunctionality of Polymer Composites

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 26, 2025
      • Ulf Breuer + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Multifunctionality of Polymer Composites: Challenges and Applications, Second Edition, brings together contributions from experts in the field of multifunctionality, presenting state-of-the-art discussion on the possible routes to achieve multifunctionality in reinforced polymers and composite structures, as well as their application in various industries. This new edition has been revised and expanded to include the latest advances, new materials, and applications that have emerged in recent years, and includes new chapters on self-healing composites, thermoelectric generators, vitrimers, morphing composites, and sliding materials. The text will enable engineers and materials scientists to achieve multifunctionality in their own products using different types of polymer matrices and various nano- and micro-sized fillers and reinforcements, including carbon nanotubes and graphene. In addition, technologies for the integration of active materials such as shape memory alloys are discussed. The latest developments in a wide range of applications, including automotive/aerospace... electronics, construction, medical engineering, and future trends are discussed, making this book an essential reference for any researcher or engineer seeking to stay ahead in this high-potential area.

    • PVC Degradation and Stabilization

      • 5th Edition
      • January 23, 2025
      • George Wypych
      • English
      • Hardback
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      PVC Degradation and Stabilization, Fifth Edition contains all the information necessary for the successful design of stabilization formulas in any PVC-based product. Other topics covered include degradation by thermal energy, UV, gamma, and other forms of radiation, chemical degradation, and more. Many new topics are of particular interest today, including new stabilization methods and mechanisms (e.g., synergistic mixtures containing hydrotalcites and their synthetic equivalents, beta-diketones, functionalized fillers, Shiff bases), new approaches to plasticization, methods of waste reprocessing (life cycle assessment, reformulation, biodegradable materials, and energy recovery), accelerated degradation due to electric breakdown, and many more.Analytical methods for studying degradative and stabilization processes aids readers in establishing a system for verifying results of stabilization with different stabilizing systems.

    • PVC Formulary

      • 4th Edition
      • January 23, 2025
      • George Wypych
      • English
      • Hardback
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      PVC Formulary, Fourth Edition provides PVC manufacturers, processers, and users with key information on product development, formulation, additives, and properties. The book contains a trove of data and formulations that aids in the successful development of PVC products and evaluation of formulas that others use. Commercial types and grades, polymer forms, and physical-chemical properties of PVC are discussed in detail, with all essential information required for the decision-making process clearly presented. The book contains over 600 formulations of products belonging to 23 categories that are derived from characteristic methods of production.A broad selection of formulations is used in each category to determine the essential components of formulations used in a particular method of processing, the most important parameters of successful products, troubleshooting information, and suggestions of further sources of information on the method of processing.

    • Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook

      • 3rd Edition
      • November 23, 2023
      • Myer Kutz
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing, Sustainability, Materials, and Applications, Third Edition presents the fundamentals of plastics engineering, helping bring readers up-to-speed on new plastics, materials, processing and technology. This revised and expanded edition includes the latest developments in plastics, including areas such as biodegradable and biobased plastics, plastic waste, smart polymers, and 3D printing. Sections cover traditional plastics, elastomeric materials, bio-based materials, additives, colorants, fillers and plastics processing, including various key technologies, plastic recycling and waste. The final part of the book examines design and applications, with substantial updates made to reflect advancements in technology, regulations, and commercialization. Throughout the handbook, the focus is on engineering aspects of producing and using plastics. Properties of plastics are explained, along with techniques for testing, measuring, enhancing, and analyzing them. Practical introductions to both core topics and new developments make this work equally valuable for newly qualified plastics engineers seeking the practical rules-of-thumb they don't teach you in school and experienced practitioners evaluating new technologies or getting up-to-speed in a new field.

    • Plastics and Sustainability

      • 1st Edition
      • November 23, 2022
      • Lee Tin Sin + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Plastics and Sustainability: Practical Approaches provides a broad overview of sustainability as applied to plastics, offering a range of opportunities and solutions to be applied in an academic or industrial setting. The book begins by introducing the challenges and opportunities relating to plastics and environmental sustainability. This is followed by detailed eco-profiles organized by polymer category. Subsequent chapters explore various approaches to plastics sustainability, with in-depth coverage of incineration technology for energy recovery, pyrolysis for chemical recovery, blending technology, design, packaging, circular economy, and biopolymers. Finally, international policies are summarized. The book aims to provide a broad source of information and a range of options to readers on how to evaluate and improve the sustainability of plastics, with analyses of the advantages and drawbacks of different technologies and materials. Authored by two professional engineers with substantial experience in industry and consultancy, this is a valuable resource for all those looking for a wide-ranging overview of sustainability as applied to plastics, including researchers and advanced students from a range of materials science and engineering disciplines, and engineers, manufacturers, scientists, and R&D professionals from a range of industries.