Christopher C. Ibeh

Thermoplastic Materials (eBook, ePUB)

Properties, Manufacturing Methods, and Applications

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This text offers a detailed presentation of thermoplastic materials that are commercially available for the plastics and polymer industries. It discusses chemical structure-property relationships and various categories of thermoplastic resins, including general purpose/commodity, quasicommodity, engineering, and specialty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040069363
• Artikelnr.: 72335816

Autorenporträt

Christopher Ibeh is a professor of plastics engineering technology at Pittsburg State University in Kansas. He is also director of the Center for Nanocomposites and Multifunctional Materials. Dr. Ibeh holds a doctorate from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He is a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, American Chemical Society, the American Composites Manufacturers Association, and the Consortium for Upgrading Educational Standards. His research interests include fuel cells, biodegradable blends, fracture toughness of composites, and polymeric nanocomposites. Dr. Ibeh is the organizer of the Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Forum.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and History of the Plastics Industry. Raw Materials and Their
Sources: "The Plastics Tree". Basic Structures and Characteristics of
Polymers and Plastics. Molecular Weight of Polymers. Polymerization
(Resinification) Methods. Crystallinity and Crystallization in Polymers and
Plastics. Classification of Thermoplastics. Permeability and
Environmental-Stress-Cracking Resistance of Thermoplastics: Barrier
Properties and Packaging Applications of Polymers. Polyolefins:
Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Their Copolymers. Polypropylene. Olefin
Copolymers of Ethylene and Propylene. The Vinyls: PVC and Copolymers.
Polystyrene and Copolymers. Acrylic (Acrylate) Family. Polyester Family.
Nylon (Polyamide) Family. Polycarbonates. Polyacetals. Polyphenylene
Sulfides.
Fluorocarbons (Teflon Family). Liquid Crystalline Polymers. Polysulfones.
Polyimide Family. PEEK. Polyphenylene Oxide. Cellulosics. Functionalized
Thermoplastic and Elastomers. Plastics Nanocomposites. Plastics and
Sustainability: A Life Cycle Cost Analysis Approach. Index.