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Plastics Additives

An A-Z reference

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  • © 1998

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Part of the book series: Polymer Science and Technology Series (POLS, volume 1)

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Table of contents (68 chapters)

  1. Introduction

  2. Alphabetical Section

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About this book

Although plastics are extremely successful commercially, they would never reach acceptable performance standards either in properties or processing without the incorporation of additives. With the inclusion of additives, plastics can be used in a variety of areas competing directly with other materials, but there are still many challenges to overcome. Some additives are severely restricted by legislation, others interfere with each other-in short their effectiveness varies with circumstances.
Plastics Additives explains these issues in an alphabetical format making them easily accessible to readers, enabling them to find specific information on a specific topic. Each additive is the subject of one or more articles, providing a suffinct account of each given topic.
An international group of experts in additive and polymer science, from many world class companies and institutes, explain the recent rapid changes in additive technology. They cover novel additives (scorch inhibitors, compatibilizers, surface-modified particulates etc.), the established varieties (antioxidants, biocides, antistatic agents, nucleating agents, fillers, fibres, impact modifiers, plasticizers) and many others, the articles also consider environmental concerns, interactions between additives and legislative change. With a quick reference guide and introductory articles that provide the non-specialist and newcomer with relevant information, this reference book is essential reading for anyone concerned with plastics and additives.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kingston University, Surrey, UK

    Geoffrey Pritchard

  • Worcester, UK

    Geoffrey Pritchard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plastics Additives

  • Book Subtitle: An A-Z reference

  • Editors: Geoffrey Pritchard

  • Series Title: Polymer Science and Technology Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5862-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-72720-7Published: 30 November 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6477-4Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5862-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0093-6286

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 633

  • Topics: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Polymer Sciences

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