1st Edition

Handbook of Engineering Polymeric Materials

By P. Cheremisinoff Copyright 1997
896 Pages
by CRC Press

888 Pages
by CRC Press

Presenting practical information on new and conventional polymers and products as alternative materials and end-use applications, this work details technological advancements in high-structure plastics and elastomers, functionalized materials, and their product applications. The book also provides a comparison of manufacturing and processing techniques from around the world. It emphasizes product... Read more
Artificial neural networks as a semi-empirical modelling tool for physical property predictions in polymer science; new generation high performance polymers by displacement polymerization; acrylamide polymers; transparent polyolefins; the polyolefins stabilizers with intramolecular synergism; high-temperature stabilization of polyolefins; poly(malic acid) from natural sources; stabilization of polyolefins; gamma radiation induced preparation of polyelectrolytes and its use for treatment of waste water; polyvinylchloride (PVC)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) polymeric blends; mechanical properties of ionomers and ionomer blends; metallocene based polyolefins - product characteristics; preparations and properties of porous poly(vinyl alcohol)-poly(vinyl acetate) composites; hydrophobization of polyanionic polymers to achieve higher biological activity; uniform latex particles; reaction mechanism of vinyl polymerization with amine in redox and photo-induced charge-transfer initiation systems; photoinitiation of free-radical polymerization by organometallic compounds; chemical modification of polystyrenes in the presence of cationic catalysis and their industrial applications; performance of polyethylenes in relation to their molecular structure; the crystallization of polyethylene under high pressure; structure, stability, and degradation of PVC; solution state of metal complex calixarenes and polymetric calixarenes; thermodynamic opportunity of degradation reaction initiation; polymerization by ylides. (Part contents).

Biography

P. Cheremisinoff