Polymer modification : principles, techniques, and applications / edited by John J. Meister.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meister, John J.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Plastics engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) ; 60.

Plastics engineering ; 60

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polymers.

Physical Description:

x, 914 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2000]

Contents:

1. Introduction to Polymer Modification / John J. Meister 1

2. Cellulose Modification / Richard D. Gilbert, John F. Kadla 21

3. Modification of Lignin / John J. Meister 67

4. Modification of Starch / C. Mark Ott, Donal F. Day 145

5. Modification of Natural Gums / C. Mark Ott, Donal F. Day 185

6. Modification of Polyethylene / Jeffrey W. Gilman 229

7. Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene / John M. Kelly 273

8. Modification of Polystyrene / William K. Cheung 293

9. Modification of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) / Charles A. Daniels 351

10. Modification of Nylon / Byoung Chul Kim 431

11. Modification of Epoxy Resins / Barbara F. Howell 479

12. Modification of Phenol-Methanal Network Polymers / Veronika Strehmel, Bernd Strehmel 575

13. Polymer Liquid Crystals and Their Blends / Witold Brostow 707

Appendix II Polymer Science, Engineering, and Technology Needed to Understand Polymer Modification 779.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0824700783

OCLC:

44083988