Weathering of Polymers and Plastic Materials / by Luís Eduardo Pimentel Real.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Real, Luís Eduardo Pimentel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building materials.

Sustainability.

Chemical engineering.

Building Materials.

Chemical Engineering.

Local Subjects:

Building Materials.

Sustainability.

Chemical Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book presents the state of the art on the weathering of polymers and plastic materials in outdoor applications, comprising natural weathering, accelerated climatic weathering, laboratory artificial accelerated weathering, and lifetime prediction methodology. It summarizes the most suitable methods of instrumental analysis to access and quantify (when possible) degradation caused by weathering, while also covering the degradation and stabilization of polymers based on environmental and artificially induced factors. Innovative polymer additives and some developments in polymeric materials designed for outdoor applications are also included, emphasizing a few selected cases. The book intends to be an important reference source for those involved in the study of the durability of polymers and plastics, production of plastics for exterior applications, chemists responsible for quality control of plastic products, and researchers and students across plastics engineering, polymer science, polymer chemistry and environmental science.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Degradation and stabilization of polymers

Chapter 2. Natural weathering

Chapter 3. Accelerated climatic weathering

Chapter 4. Artificial accelerated weathering

Chapter 5. Instrumental methods of analysis and characterization

Chapter 6. Lifetime prediction

Chapter 7. Statistical data treatment.

Other Format:

Print version: Real, Luís Eduardo Pimentel Weathering of Polymers and Plastic Materials

ISBN:

3-031-33285-7