Introduction to polymer compounding

Polymer Compounding, Volume 1 focuses on aspects of the raw materials used in polymer processing. Polymer compounding comprises a complex heterogeneous system of polymers and other ingredients and, in many ways, the preparation of these materials is still very much an art. It is a powerful tool that will eventually be required as one of the basics of polymer processing. . This book provides readers with a wide array of state-of-the-art strategies to develop their knowledge about compounding and the use of polymers while minimising wastage during processing.

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3.3.8 Antistatic Agents3.3.8.1 Internal Antistatic Agents; 3.3.8.2 External Antistatic Agents; 3.3.8.3 Ion Dispersion Agents; 3.3.9 Antifogging Agents; 3.3.10 Coupling Agents; 3.3.11 Antimicrobial Agents; 3.4 Economics; 3.4.1 Foaming Agents; 3.4.2 Fillers and Reinforcements; 3.4.2.1 Calcium Carbonate; 3.4.2.2 Reinforcements; 3.4.3 Pigments; 3.4.4 Colorants; 3.5 Summary; References; 4 Polymer Blends; 4.1 Polymer Blends; 4.1.1 Morphology; 4.1.2 Physico-chemical Properties; 4.1.3 Thermal Degradation; 4.2 Immiscible Polymer Blends; 4.3 Commercial Blends; 4.3.1 Polyolefin Blends.

4.3.2 Polystyrene Blends4.3.3 Polyvinyl Chloride Blends; 4.3.4 Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene Blends; 4.3.5 Polymethyl Methacrylate Blends; 4.3.6 Polyester Blends; 4.3.7 Polyamide Blends; 4.3.8 Polycarbonate Blends; 4.4 Waste Plastic Blends; 4.5 Summary; References; 5 Polymer Composites; 5.1 Essentials of Polymer Composites; 5.2 Thermoplastic Polymeric Composites; 5.3 Thermoset Polymeric Composites; 5.3.1 Fibre-reinforced Composites; 5.3.1.1 Curing; 5.4 Applications; 5.5 Polyolefin Composites; 5.6 Highly Filled Elastomers; 5.7 Polyamide 6 Composites; 5.8 Natural Fibre Composites.

5.9 Wood Plastic Composites…