Characteristics of polymers and polymerization processes -- Fabrication processes -- Plastic properties and testing -- Industrial polymers -- Polymers in special uses -- Recycling and disposal of waste plastics -- Trends in polymer applications
"Updated throughout to reflect advances over the last decade, the Fifth Edition continues the handbook's tradition of authoritative coverage of fundamentals, production methods, properties, and applications of plastics and polymer-based materials. It covers tooling for plastics …
Introductory Concepts Basic Definitions Polymerization and Functionality Polymerization Processes Molecular Architecture Classification of Polymers Plastics, Fibers, and Elastomers Polymer Nomenclature References Exercises Chain Dimensions, Structures, and Transitional Phenomena…