Handbook of Polymers

George Wypych

ISBN 10: 189519847X / ISBN 13: 9781895198478

Published by Elsevier Science Sep 2011, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Polymers
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Sep 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 189519847X
• ISBN 13: 9781895198478
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 290W x 228H x 47D millimeters 290 millimeters width by 228 millimeters height by 47 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1722 grams

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Synopsis

Polymers selected for this edition of the Handbook of Polymers include all major polymeric materials used by the plastics and other branches of the chemical industry as well as specialty polymers used in the electronics, pharmaceutical, medical, and space fields. Extensive information is included on biopolymers.

The data included in the Handbook of Polymers come from open literature (published articles, conference papers, and books), literature available from manufacturers of various grades of polymers, plastics, and finished products, and patent literature. The above sources were searched, including the most recent literature. It can be seen from the references that a large portion of the data comes from information published in 2011. This underscores one of the major goals of this undertaking, which is to provide readers with the most up-to-date information.

Frequently, data from different sources vary in a broad range and they have to be reconciled. In such cases, values closest to their average and values based on testing of the most current grades of materials are selected to provide readers with information which is characteristic of currently available products, focusing on the potential use of data in solving practical problems. In this process of verification many older data were rejected unless they have been confirmed by recently conducted studies.

Presentation of data for all polymers is based on a consistent pattern of data arrangement, although, depending on data availability, only data fields which contain actual values are included for each individual polymer. The entire scope of the data is divided into sections to make data comparison and search easy.

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• Handbook of Polymers contains information on all essential data used in practical applications, research, and legislation
• The most sought after data for over 230 of the most widely used polymers
• The most up-to-date reference data available in print

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.