Polymer Reference Book [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crompton, Roy.

Contributor:

Rapra Technology Limited, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polymers--Analysis.

Polymers.

Local Subjects:

Polymers--Analysis.

Polymers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (726 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shrewsbury : iSmithers Rapra Publishing, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The aim of this book is to familiarise the reader with all aspects of the techniques used in the examination of polymers, covering chemical, physiochemical and purely physical methods of examination. The types of techniques available to the polymer chemist and technician are described, and their capabilities, limitations and applications are discussed. The book is intended, for all staff who are concerned with instrumentation and methodology in the polymer laboratory including laboratory designers, engineers and chemists, and also those concerned with the implementation of analytical specifica

Contents:

Preface; Determination of Metals; Non-metallic Elements; Functional Groups and Polymer Structure; Examination of Polymer Surfaces and Defects; Volatiles and Water; Fingerprinting Techniques; Polymer Additives; Polymer Fractionation and Molecular Weight; Thermal and Chemical Stability; Monitoring of Resin Cure; Oxidative Stability; Examination of Photopolymers; Glass Transition and Other Transitions; Crystallinity; Viscoelastic and Rheological Properties; Thermal Properties; Flammability Testing; Mechanical, Electrical, and Optical Properties; Miscellaneous Physical and Chemical Properties

Additive Migration from Packaged CommoditiesAppendix 1; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-75967-4

1-84735-025-9

9786610759675