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Handbook of Plasticizers, Third Edition, is an essential professional reference, providing information that enables R&D scientists, production chemists, and engineers the information they need to use plasticizers more effectively, and to avoid certain plasticizers in applications where they may cause health or material durability problems. Plasticizers are vital to the plastics industry, particularly in improving the properties of materials such as PVC. Plasticizers are commonly added to complex mixtures containing a variety of materials, so successful incorporation requires a broad understanding of the mechanisms of plasticizer action, and compatibility with different materials and blends. There is a large selection of commercial plasticizers, and various environmental issues which impact on selection decisions.
The book discusses new and historical approaches to the use of plasticizers, explaining mechanisms of plasticizers' action and their behavior in plasticized systems. It goes into detail on the use of plasticizers in a range of specific polymers, polymer blends, and other industrial products. This includes coverage of the impact of plasticizers on processing. George Wypych provides the data and know-how from the most recent sources and updated information required by engineers and scientists working in the plastics industry and the many industry sectors that use plastics in their products. The book covers the uses, advantages, and disadvantages of plasticizers, historical and theoretical background, their effects on process conditions, and health, safety, and environmental issues.
List of contents
1. Introduction2. Plasticizer Types3. Typical Methods of Quality Control of Plasticizers4. Transportation and Storage5. Mechanisms of Plasticizers Action6. Theories of Compatibility7. Plasticizer Motion and Diffusion8. Effect of Plasticizers on Other Components of Formulation9. Plasticization Steps10. Effect of Plasticizers on Properties of Plasticized Materials11. Plasticizers use and Selection for Specific Polymers12. Plasticizers in Polymer Blends13. Plasticizers in Various Industrial Products14. Plasticizers in Various Processing Methods15. Specialized Analytical Methods in Plasticizer Testing16. Mathematical Modelling in Application to Plasticizers17. Health and Safety Issues with Plasticizers and Plasticized Materials18. The Environmental Fate of Plasticizers19. Regulations and Data20. Personal Protection21. Plasticizer Recovery and Recycling
About the author
George Wypych has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. His professional expertise includes both university teaching (full professor) and research and development. He has published 18 books, 47 scientific papers, and he has obtained 16 patents. He specializes in polymer additives, polymer processing and formulation, material durability and the development of sealants and coatings.
